US, UN And Karzai Meet Over Vote Fraud Allegations
08 September 2009
'US, UN Meet Karzai Over Vote Fraud Allegations', ABC News, 7 September 2009
EXCERPT: "The United States and United Nations became so concerned about the legitimacy of the vote count in last month's Afghan election that they called an emergency meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai late today, criticizing a decision by the Independent Election Commission to count 'knowingly' fraudulent votes. The meeting, according...
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Suicide Bomber Attacks NATO Base
08 September 2009
'', The New York Times, 8 September 2009
EXCERPT: "A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of NATO soldiers near the main gate of their air base in Kabul on Tuesday, a senior police official said. At least three civilians were killed, according to Gen. Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, chief of the criminal investigation department of the Kabul police. He also said the death toll was likely...
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Helping Pakistan Defeat The Taliban
08 September 2009
'', Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, 4 September 2009
EXCERPT: "In late April 2009, taking full advantage of a failing state, the Pakistani Taliban were sixty miles away from the capital of nuclear-armed Pakistan. Pakistan had capitulated in the Swat Valley by granting carte blanche to the Taliban to exercise administrative and judicial control, thus placing even more territory...
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Charity Says US Troops Stormed Afghan Hospital
08 September 2009
'', The Associated Press, 7 September 2009
EXCERPT: " The U.S. military faced more criticism in Afghanistan on Monday as a charity accused American soldiers of storming through a provincial hospital, breaking down doors and tying up staff and visitors in a hunt for insurgents. Critics say such heavy-handed tactics violate international principles and threaten to undermine support...
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