Canadian Soldiers To Target Drug Trade Linked To Taliban
06 February 2009
'Canadian Soldiers To Target Drug Trade Linked To Taliban', CBC News, 6 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan will be ordered to attack opium traffickers and drug facilities when there is proof of direct links to the Taliban, CBC News has learned. The new order follows a heated debate among NATO allies over whether the attacks could be declared war crimes. Defence Minister Peter MacKay told CBC News soldiers...
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Foreign Troops Kills Six Afghans In South
06 February 2009
'', The Associated Press, 6 February 2009
EXCERPT: "International troops killed six Afghan men in an overnight raid on a village in southern Afghanistan. A provincial official said the men were civilians, but the U.S. military said they were militants. Civilian deaths are a hot-button issue in Afghanistan, with President Hamid Karzai repeatedly calling on foreign troops to do more to...
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Iran And The Future Of Afghanistan
06 February 2009
Greg Bruno, 'Iran And The Future Of Afghanistan', Council on Foreign Relations, 6 February 2009
EXCERPT: "In crafting a new approach to the war in Afghanistan, U.S. military and political leaders say Iran-once dubbed a member of the 'axis of evil' by former President George W. Bush-could play a key role. Despite ongoing concerns over Iran's nuclear program and allegations of arming militants in the region, Gen. David...
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Tajikistan Ready To Help US With Afghanistan Supplies
06 February 2009
'', AFP, 6 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Tajikistan said Friday it was ready to allow US and NATO supplies for Afghanistan to transit its territory, after neighbouring Kyrgyzstan ordered the closure of a vital American airbase. The decision by the Kyrgyz government to shut down the Manas airbase has troubled Washington, which had used the facility as a vital route for flying in...
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