Better Training Urged In US Afghan Probe
17 June 2009
'', The Associated Press, 17 June 2009
EXCERPT: "A report on deadly airstrikes in Afghanistan calls for better training for air and ground forces to reduce civilian casualties that have undermined the counterinsurgency campaign, The Associated Press has learned. The recommendation on training and a second one urging a review of the use of air support are among a half-dozen recommendations...
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Canada Secretly Arms Afghan Security Guards
17 June 2009
'', The Canadian Press, 17 June 2009
EXCERPT: "Canada's military secretly armed Afghan civilians hired as security guards at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, federal documents show. The unidentified 'guard force' was also provided with uniforms so they would not be 'mistaken for Canadian soldiers or for that matter members of the...
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Karzai Defends Choice Of Vice-President
17 June 2009
'', The Associated Press, 17 June 2009
EXCERPT: "President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday defended his choice of a former mujahedeen commander as a vice presidential nominee, saying Afghanistan would honor former fighters and he would not be 'influenced from outside.' Karzai has come under heavy criticism from rights groups and a top U.N. official for his choice of Mohammad...
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Secretary General: 10,000 NATO Troops For Elections
17 June 2009
'Up To 10,000 NATO Troops for Afghan Polls: Secretary General', AFP, 17 June 2009
EXCERPT: "Between 8,000 and 10,000 international troops will join a NATO-led military force in Afghanistan for August elections, the outgoing NATO secretary general said on a farewell visit to Kabul Wednesday. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer steps down in August after five-and-a-half years in the job, during which he made regular trips to Afghanistan, leading...
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