Bomb Kills 7 Civilians At US Base
13 May 2009
'', The New York Times, 13 May 2009
EXCERPT: "A suicide attacker exploded a car bomb Wednesday near the main gate of an American base outside the eastern city of Khost, killing seven civilian laborers and wounding 21, a day after a coordinated Taliban attack inside the town left at least seven civilians and eight insurgents dead, local and American officials said. All the victims were...
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Russia, Afghanistan To Draft Anti-Drug Plan
13 May 2009
'', China View, 13 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Russia plans to initiate a joint program aimed at eliminating drug-trafficking that poses a worldwide threat, said the director of Russia's Federal Service for Control over the Circulation of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances on Wednesday. When addressing a meeting of a working group of Russian State Anti-Drugs Committee, Viktor Ivanov,...
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Peace Mediators Contact Mullah Omar
13 May 2009
'Afghan Peace Mediators In Contact With Mullah Omar', Reuters India, 13 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Ex-Taliban officials now acting as intermediaries have contacted Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and other senior militants in a bid to set up peace talks with the Afghan government, a member of the team said on Wednesday. The mediators are pushing the government to provide asylum for members of the Taliban and other armed opposition...
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95 Children Died In US-Taliban Clash
13 May 2009
'', The Associated Press, 13 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Ninety-five Afghan children are among the 140 people said to have died in a recent U.S.-Taliban battle in western Afghanistan, according to a list drawn up by Afghan officials, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The U.S. military disputed the claim. Afghans blame U.S. airstrikes for the deaths and destruction in the villages of Gerani and...
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