Local Force To Guard Against Taliban
26 March 2009
'New Afghan Local Force To Guard Against Taliban', Reuters, 26 March 2009
EXCERPT: "The first recruits graduated on Thursday to a new Afghan community force the U.S. military hopes will boost local security against the Taliban and do for Afghanistan what Sunni militias did in Iraq. The U.S. military says the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) will free up police by guarding schools, mosques and roads and boost traditional...
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Taliban Attacks Get Pakistan Help: US Officials
26 March 2009
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EXCERPT: "The Taliban's widening campaign in southern Afghanistan is made possible in part by direct support from operatives in Pakistan's military intelligence agency, despite Pakistani government promises to sever ties to militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, according to American government officials. The support consists of money,...
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Russian Conference To Focus On Drugs, Terrorism
26 March 2009
'Russian Conference To Focus On Drugs, Terrorism', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 26 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Russia, China, and Central Asian states will map a campaign against the spread of terrorism and drugs from Afghanistan on March 27, signaling Washington it must consider their interests in shaping its new Afghan strategy. The conference falls just four days before a broader UN-led Hague meeting on Afghanistan, where...
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Canadian Involvement To Narrow
26 March 2009
'Canadian Involvement In Afghanistan To Narrow', The Globe and Mail, 26 March 2009
EXCERPT: "The territory patrolled by Canadian troops in Afghanistan is about to shrink as a new and massive wave of Americans arrives in Kandahar to take on a Taliban insurgency that is slowly regaining control. The influx will dramatically change the scope of the international military mission in many parts of this province, including the populous...
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