EU To Take Urgent Look At Boosting Aid
23 February 2009
'EU To Take Urgent Look At Boosting Aid', Reuters, 23 February 2009
EXCERPT: "EU states agreed on Monday to look urgently at ways to boost support for an Afghan government threatened by a growing Taliban insurgency, in close coordination with the United States. EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels stressed the importance of the success of a presidential election due in Afghanistan on Aug. 20 and reiterated a commitment...
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Canadian Military Probes Deaths Of Two Children
23 February 2009
'Canadian Military Launches Probe Into Deaths Of Two Children', CBC News, 23 February 2009
EXCERPT: "The Canadian military is investigating allegations that two Afghan children were killed in an explosion Monday caused by a shell left by Canadian troops. The probe follows the accusation by a Panjwaii district elder who claims two children were killed and three wounded when they came across an unexploded Canadian rocket from...
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Obama Backs Bush On Afghanistan Detainees
23 February 2009
'Obama Backs Bush On Afghanistan Detainees', VOA News, 21 February 2009
EXCERPT: "The Obama administration says detainees at the U.S. air base in Bagram, Afghanistan cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their detention. The ruling by the U.S. Justice Department upholds the former Bush administration's policy on the issue. Attorneys representing the detainees expressed disappointment with the decision. Last year the...
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Pakistan Arms Villagers To Fight Taliban
23 February 2009
'Pakistan Arms Villagers To Fight Taliban', The Telegraph, 23 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Officials in Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), who last week signed a controversial peace deal with Taliban militants in the Swat Valley, announced plans to distribute rifles and create a new elite police force as part of a new strategy to confront terrorism. However, security experts warned that the local government's...
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