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Archives for 31 August 2009

Taliban Growth In North Threatens To Expand War

31 August 2009

Taliban'Taliban Expand Presence In Northern Afghanistan', The Dallas Morning News, 29 August 2009

EXCERPT: "Taliban insurgents have taken over parts of two northern provinces from which they were driven in 2001, threatening to disrupt NATO's new supply route from Central Asia and expand a war that has largely been confined to Afghanistan's southern half, U.S. and Afghan officials say. Violence has been on the rise in recent...

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Taliban "Out-Governing" The Government

31 August 2009

Taliban'Taliban Ready If Afghan Government Fails, Analyst Warns', Reuters, 31 August 2009

EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's government must fight corruption and quickly deliver services to Afghans, because Taliban militants are filling gaps and winning support to their cause, a top counter-insurgency expert said on Monday. The Taliban were already running courts, hospitals and even an ombudsman in parallel to the government, making a real...

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US, Afghan Forces Strike Haqqani Network Bases

31 August 2009

Afghanistan'US, Afghan Forces Strike Haqqani Network Bases', The Long War Journal, 30 August 2009

EXCERPT: "Afghan and US forces killed scores of Haqqani Network fighters during assaults on two bases in the mountains in eastern Afghanistan. The first attack took place on Aug. 28 when a joint US and Afghan force assaulted a fortified Haqqani Network base located in the mountains of the Urgun District in Paktika province along the Pakistani...

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US, NATO General Completes Review, Calls For Change

31 August 2009

United States'US "Needs Fresh Afghan Strategy"', BBC News, 31 August 2009

EXCERPT: "A top US general in Afghanistan has called for a revised military strategy, suggesting the current one is failing. In a strategic assessment, Gen Stanley McChrystal said that, while the Afghan situation was serious, success was still achievable. The report has not yet been published, but sources say Gen McChrystal sees protecting the Afghan people...

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