Iran To Be Included In High-Level Meeting
05 March 2009
'', The Washington Post, 5 March 2009
EXCERPT: "In its first overture to Iran, the Obama administration is pushing to convene a high-level meeting on Afghanistan this month that would include an invitation to Tehran, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday. The administration has been searching for ways to engage Iran, even as it confronts...
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Tempted By A Taliban Job Offer
05 March 2009
'Tempted By A Taliban Job Offer', IRIN News, 5 March 2009
EXCERPT: "A 25-year-old man we will call Shakir has told IRIN he rues rejecting an offer of 'work' from a Taliban agent whereby he would get 500 Afghanis (about US$10) a day for carrying out attacks on government offices in Farah Province, southwestern Afghanistan. Those who accepted the offer are better off, he thinks. 'People are jobless, hungry and destitute...
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UN: Rights In Afghanistan Deteriorating
05 March 2009
'UN: Rights In Afghanistan Deteriorating', UPI, 5 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Human rights in Afghanistan are worsening, marked by setbacks for women, attacks on freedoms and seeming impunity for perpetrators, a U.N. report indicates. Afghans still suffer 'significant rights deficits,' which challenges their ability to enjoy their rights and to the country's prospects for peace, stability, development and the rule of law,...
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Chopper Delay Puts UK Troops "At Risk": Lawmakers
05 March 2009
'Chopper Delay Puts UK Troops "At Risk": Lawmakers', Reuters, 4 March 2009
EXCERPT: "A failure by Britain's Ministry of Defence to get new transport helicopters into service has put the lives of soldiers on the frontlines in Afghanistan at greater risk, British lawmakers said on Thursday. In a damning report on procurement, a leading parliamentary committee accused the defence ministry of bad decision-making bordering...
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