US-Afghan-Pakistan Summit After Elections
07 May 2009
'US-Afghan-Pakistan Summit After Afghan Poll', Reuters UK, 7 May 2009
EXCERPT: "The United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold a trilateral summit after the Afghan presidential election in August, the special U.S. envoy for the region said on Thursday, citing progress in getting often fractious American allies to work together. 'I hope the American public sees that we're making progress in the quest for real cooperation...
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Canadian PM Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan
07 May 2009
'Harper Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan', CBC News, 7 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Prime Minister Stephen Harper, making a surprise visit to Kandahar Airfield on Thursday, emphasized Canadian contributions to Afghan development over combat efforts in the war-torn country. Harper said that when the Canadian mission began in 2002, the Taliban had been running Afghanistan as though it were a medieval country. 'Those dark desperate...
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Afghans Insist US Bombs Caused Deaths
07 May 2009
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EXCERPT: "As anti-American protests broke out, Afghan residents and officials on Thursday disputed United States claims that Taliban fighters might have been responsible for at least part of the toll of as many as 100 civilians killed after American planes bombed villages in western Afghanistan this week. Chanting 'death to America,' hundreds of people...
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Taliban Grip On Helmand Remains Strong
07 May 2009
'Taliban Grip On Helmand Remains Strong After Eight Years Of War', Times Online, 7 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Eight years after the Taleban were toppled from power, with hundreds of millions of pounds spent and more than 150 British lives lost in trying to defeat them, they still have a pervasive influence in the heartlands of Helmand province in Afghanistan. According to the commander of British forces in the province, about 40 per...
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