Pakistan Claims Victory In Taliban Fight
02 March 2009
'Pakistan Claims Victory In Taliban Fight', The Telegraph, 1 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Maj Gen Tariq Khan, the commander of military operations in five of Pakistan's seven tribal agencies, said his paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) had driven extremists out of Bajaur, where Pakistani forces have waged a six-month long campaign. He denied reports - and claims by a militant leader, Faqir Mohammmed ? that the military had struck...
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Canada, Allies Will Never Defeat Taliban: PM
02 March 2009
'Canada, Allies Will Never Defeat Taliban, PM Says', The Globe and Mail, 2 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Canadian and other foreign armies can't defeat the Taliban, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in an interview broadcast yesterday. Mr. Harper, in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, said that despite sending thousands of soldiers to Afghanistan and suffering more than 100 troop deaths, the 'success has been modest'...
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Civilians Could Bear Brunt Of Increased War
02 March 2009
'', The Associated Press, 2 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghan civilians will bear the brunt of an escalation in the Afghan war this year as thousands more U.S. troops deploy unless more is done by NATO forces and Taliban militants to protect them, a top Red Cross official said Monday. Civilian casualties in Afghanistan are 'significantly higher' today than a year ago, and an intensification...
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Karzai Draws Criticism For Early Election Call
02 March 2009
'Karzai Draws Criticism For Early Election Call', The Christian Science Monitor, 2 March 2009
EXCERPT: "President Hamid Karzai's declaration Saturday that Afghan presidential elections should be moved up to April or May has aggravated already tense political divisions in this increasingly unstable country. The unpopular leader's decree is at odds with the Independent Election Commission (IEC), which has set Aug. 20...
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