700 More British Troops For Afghanistan
29 April 2009
'Gordon Brown: 700 More Troops For Afghanistan', The Telegraph, 29 April 2009
EXCERPT: "In a Commons statement, Mr Brown said the additional troops, which will take the British force to 9,000, will remain in the country until the autumn. Officials made clear that there will be no permanent increase in UK troop numbers, which will return to the current level of 8,300 once the temporary 'surge' is over. Mr Brown was...
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Afghan Anti-Drug Effort Needs Big Boost
29 April 2009
'Afghan Anti-Drug Effort Needs Big Boost', Reuters, 29 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Efforts to combat the drug trade in Afghanistan must grow dramatically as the United States deploys tens of thousands more troops to fight a resurgent Taliban, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday. General James Conway, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, said the opium business had to be tackled because it was estimated to provide between $80 million...
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Falling Short On Afghanistan
29 April 2009
Paddy Ashdown and Joseph Ingram, '', The New York Times, 29 April 2009
EXCERPT: "A just-released report from Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance has produced some shocking findings with disturbing implications for the future of the war-ridden country and its unstable neighborhood. Yet the report and its conclusions have failed to capture the attention of the key politicians overseeing financial and...
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Taliban Threatens Spring Offensive
29 April 2009
'Taliban Threatens Spring Offensive', The Globe and Mail, 29 April 2009
EXCERPT: "A top Taliban commander warned today that militants would unleash a wave of ambushes, roadside bombs and suicide attacks in a new spring offensive in Afghanistan. In a possible harbinger of coming violence, coalition and Afghan troops killed 42 militants in three operations, officials said. Mullah Berader, a deputy to Taliban leader Mullah...
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