Russia Lets US Fly Troops, Weapons To Afghanistan
06 July 2009
'', The Washington Post, 6 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Russia on Monday agreed to let the United States fly troops and weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a move hailed by Washington as a valuable contribution toward helping U.S. forces fighting the Taliban. The pact, agreed after talks in the Kremlin between visiting U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry...
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Kidnappers Free 16 Demining Workers
06 July 2009
'Kidnappers Free 16 Demining Workers: Agency', Reuters, 6 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Sixteen Afghans working for a United Nations-sponsored demining agency who were kidnapped at the weekend have been freed unharmed, an agency official said on Monday. The Mine Detection and Dog Centre (MDC) personnel were seized by gunmen on a highway in eastern Paktia province on Saturday. The MDC is part of the overall U.N. mine clearing agency in...
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US Guidelines Aim For Fewer Civilian Deaths
06 July 2009
'', The Associated Press, 6 July 2009
EXCERPT: "The U.S. military made public new guidelines Monday for its troops in Afghanistan, battlefield rules that seek to reduce the number of civilian casualties in an increasingly deadly war. Civilian deaths caused by U.S. and NATO military operations have long been a source of friction between President Hamid Karzai and the international force....
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Donor Spending Practices "Shameful": UN
06 July 2009
'Donor Spending Practices "Shameful": UN', AlertNet, 6 July 2009
EXCERPT: "The United Nations in Afghanistan urged international donors on Monday to improve aid coordination by channeling more money through the Afghan government and sharply criticised donors who do not declare their spending. Afghanistan relies on international aid for 90 percent of its spending as it tries to rebuild state institutions shattered...
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