Australian Forces "Assassinate" Top Taliban Commander
06 May 2009
'SAS "Assassinate" Taliban Leader Mullah Noorullah', The Australian, 6 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Australian special forces have taken part in a targeted assassination of a senior Taliban leader, an operation army commanders claim will disrupt the insurgents' campaign in southern Oruzgan. Mullah Noorullah was killed in a combined operation involving coalition troops and Australian special forces, Defence said yesterday. It...
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Ex-Afghan FM Competes Against Karzai
06 May 2009
'Ex-Afghan Foreign Minister Stands Against Karzai', Reuters India, 6 May 2009
EXCERPT: "A former Afghan foreign minister registered to run for president on Wednesday, but other opposition figures had yet to make clear if they would unite to give one candidate the best chance of ousting Hamid Karzai. Candidates have until Friday to register for the August 20 election. Karzai registered on Monday hours before flying to the United...
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Seoul To Step Up Support In Afghanistan
06 May 2009
'Seoul To Step Up Support In Afghanistan', The Korea Herald, 6 May 2009
EXCERPT: "South Korea yesterday decided to increase financial and reconstruction support to the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said. Seoul will be committing some $74 million by 2011, up from the $30 million originally pledged, the ministry said. The increased costs - including an additional $19 million the government approved yesterday...
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US Strikes Kill 100, "Mostly Civilians"
06 May 2009
'', AFP, 6 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Police in Afghanistan said Wednesday that US-led air strikes against insurgents had killed 100 people, most of them civilians, in one of the deadliest such attacks in nearly eight years. The US military opened an investigation into the operation overnight Monday into Tuesday in the remote western province of Farah, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
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