"British Treasury Is Crippling War": Former Commander
09 June 2009
'Former British Commander In Afghanistan Says Treasury Is Crippling War', Times Online, 9 June 2009
EXCERPT: "The British campaign in Afghanistan has been crippled by a spending cap imposed by the Treasury, a former senior soldier said today. Brigadier Ed Butler, who commanded 16 Air Assault Brigade when it was sent to Helmand province in 2006, resigned his commission last year in protest at the handling of operations there....
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Al-Qaida Active On Both Sides of AfPak Border
09 June 2009
'Al Qaida Plays Key Role On Both Sides of Pakistan-Afghan Border', Miami Herald, 8 June 2009
EXCERPT: "When a wave of 11 suicide bombers attacked this Afghan provincial capital in mid-May ? among them several men dressed head to toe in blue burqas ? panicked residents fled into their homes to avoid the street battles between the killers and local security forces. Twenty locals died in the melee. That so many bombers could...
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World Bank Approves New Aid Strategy
09 June 2009
'World Bank Approves New Afghanistan Aid Strategy', Reuters, 9 June 2009
EXCERPT: "The World Bank on Thursday approved $600 million in grant funding for Afghanistan under a new three-year lending strategy that focuses on making government systems more effective and transparent, and encouraging private-sector investment. In an interview with Reuters, Nicholas Krafft, World bank country director for Afghanistan, said there was...
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Afghan Blast Wounds Many Children
09 June 2009
'Afghan Blast Wounds Many Children', BBC News, 9 June 2009
EXCERPT: "An explosion in the Afghan city of Asadabad has killed two civilians and injured more than 50 people, including many children, officials say. Some witnesses said an American soldier threw a hand grenade into a crowd gathered near a convoy of US troops but a US military spokesman denied this. He told the BBC the grenade had been thrown by a member of the...
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