German Troops OK In Calling For Airstrike: General
29 October 2009
'', The Associated Press, 29 October 2009
EXCERPT: "A top German general said Thursday that a NATO investigation of an airstrike against a pair of hijacked Afghan tanker trucks showed the attack was appropriate even though it led to civilian casualties. Gen. Wolfgang Schneiderhan, who is the general inspector of the German army, also said that the exact death toll could no...
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29 October 2009
'Northern Returnees Need Aid', IRIN News, 29 October 2009
EXCERPT: "Several thousand people returning to their homes in the northern Afghan provinces of Sar-i-Pul and Jowzjan need help before winter, according to aid agencies and local officials. Aid agencies say most are returnees from Iran and from a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in southern Afghanistan. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it had set up...
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Karzai's Brother "On CIA Payroll"
29 October 2009
'', The Independent, 29 October 2009
EXCERPT: "US involvement in Afghanistan has come into new question with the claim that President Hamid Karzai's brother has for years been on the payroll of the CIA ? even though he is suspected of being a major figure in the illicit opium trade that Washington and its allies are pledged to do everything to stamp out. The allegations against...
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More Voting Centers Will Open For Runoff
29 October 2009
'', The Associated Press, 29 October 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan will open more voting centers in next week's presidential runoff than in the fraud-tainted first-round vote, officials said Thursday, rejecting U.N. recommendations that they cut sites to prevent cheating. The decision highlights the deepening rift between the Afghan election commission and international advisers pushing...
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