Russia May Allow Shipment Of Afghan-Bound US Arms
11 February 2009
'', The Associated Press, 11 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Russia is open to the possibility of letting the United States and NATO ship weaponry across its territory to Afghanistan if the broader relationship between Moscow and the West improves, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday. Lavrov spoke after U.S. and Russian diplomats discussed the logistics of possible American...
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US, NATO Forces In Advanced Plans To Create Citizen Militias
11 February 2009
Virginia M. Moncrieff, '', The Huffington Post, 11 February 2009
EXCERPT: "A leaked email acquired by the Huffington Post indicates just how far advanced the plans are to create local militias in Afghanistan. A US-backed project called the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) has been established to help communities defend themselves...
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Afghanistan: Lessons From Soviet Withdrawal
11 February 2009
'Afghanistan: Lessons From Soviet Withdrawal', VOA News, 11 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Twenty years have passed since the Soviet Union ended its disastrous military venture in Afghanistan. Some Soviet veterans were traumatized by the war and refuse to talk about it, others reflect on the experience and draw lessons they say apply to NATO forces that have been fighting Afghan rebels since 2001. On February 15, 1989, Commanding...
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Coordinated Kabul Assault Shows Taliban Strength
11 February 2009
'Coordinated Kabul Assault Shows Taliban Strength', The Christian Science Monitor, 11 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Insurgents attacked three government offices in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 26 and wounding nearly 60. The assault was one of the most complex and daring to take place in the Afghan capital since 2001. Five armed militants stormed the Ministry of Justice building, in a crowded section of downtown, killing some...
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