France Detains Afghan Jihadist Recruiter
16 December 2008
'', The Canadian Press, 16 December 2008
EXCERPT: "French authorities have detained a suspect accused of participating in a recruitment ring for fighters against the government of Afghanistan. An official says an anti-terrorism judge has issued preliminary charges against the 29-year-old suspect for alleged 'criminal association with a terrorist enterprise'...
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Violence In Afghanistan To Worsen: Canadian General
16 December 2008
'Violence in Afghanistan to Worsen Next Year: Canadian General', CBC News, 16 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The head of Canada's military mission in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects to see an escalation in violence in the war-torn country over the next year. Speaking to reporters in Kandahar, Lt.-Gen. Michel Gauthier warned that the surge of U.S. troops arriving in 2009 will likely prompt retaliation from the Taliban, particularly...
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Afghanistan On The Brink Of Famine
16 December 2008
'', The National Post, 16 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Foreign aid organizations say food shortages and early snows may leave eight million Afghans -- 30% of the population -- on the brink of starvation this winter. Famine could easily overtake violence as the country's top problem. 'The current situation is extremely fragile,' said Susannah Nicol, a spokeswoman for the...
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Bush Makes Surprise Afghanistan Stop
16 December 2008
'', AFP, 15 December 2008
EXCERPT: "US President George W. Bush made a surprise farewell visit Monday to Afghanistan, where he warned of a long struggle ahead to restore stability seven years after ordering troops into the country. Bush landed in pre-dawn darkness after an equally secretive stop in Iraq, where an angry Iraqi reporter threw two shoes at him in a powerfully symbolic...
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