06 March 2009

'ADB, Afghanistan Agree On New Strategic Partnership', Asian Development Bank, 6 March 2009

EXCERPT: "The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Afghanistan have forged a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2009-2013 that retains a sharp focus on investments that will bolster the country's energy, transport, and irrigation sectors. 'In addition to being one of the poorest countries in the entire Asia and...

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06 March 2009

'PM Drawing Up Plans For Surge Of Diggers', The Daily Telegraph, 6 March 2009

EXCERPT: "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will travel to Washington this month armed with plans for an Australian troop 'surge' in Afghanistan. According to well-placed sources on both sides of the Pacific, planners have been working for months on several options. They range from a small boost to training Afghani soldiers, through to a battalion-sized...

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06 March 2009

'Kyrgyz Lawmakers Vote to Oust US Allies from Base', VOA News, 6 March 2009

EXCERPT: "The Kyrgyz parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to evict U.S. allies from a key military base, after ordering U.S. forces out last month. Lawmakers voted to cancel an agreement that allows 11 allies to use the Manas air base, a key staging point for the U.S.-led coalition fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. Earlier this week,...

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06 March 2009

'US Sees Lessons For Afghan War In Colombia', Reuters, 5 March 2009

EXCERPT: "Lessons from Colombia's U.S.-backed war against insurgents and drug traffickers could be applied to Washington's expanding military campaign in Afghanistan, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Bogota the Andean country's ideas on counterinsurgency,...

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