US Tests "Ink Spot" Strategy in Afghanistan
12 November 2009
'US Tests "Ink Spot" Strategy in Afghanistan', The Washington Times, 12 November 2009
EXCERPT: "U.S. forces are testing a modified strategy dubbed 'ink spots' in which coalition forces pick certain districts to flood with reconstruction projects and permanently defend from Taliban insurgents. In Logar province, 50 miles south of Kabul, a newly arrived contingent of U.S. and Czech troops is putting the ink-spot...
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Over 2,000 Civilians Killed in First 10 Months of 2009
12 November 2009
'Over 2,000 Civilians Killed in First 10 Months of 2009', IRIN News, 12 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Armed conflict in Afghanistan claimed the lives of over 2,000 civilians from January to October 2009, and the numbers are rising, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 'In the first 10 months of 2009, UNAMA recorded 2,021 civilian deaths, compared with 1,838 for the same period in 2008, and 1,275 in 2007,' Navi Pillay,...
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Helmand Handover to Begin Next Year
12 November 2009
'', Financial Times, 12 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Gordon Brown revealed yesterday that Britain was seeking to hand control of two districts in Afghanistan's Helmand province to the Afghan national army over the next eight months. The prime minister disclosed that the UK hoped the Afghan forces would take control of the districts by the middle of 2010, as he prepares for Barack...
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NATO Chief Urges More Afghan Troops
12 November 2009
'', The Press Association, 12 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Nato believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan despite the objections of a senior US official, its secretary general said after talks with Gordon Brown. Anders Fogh Rasmussen met the Prime Minister in Downing Street as it emerged the US envoy in Kabul had advised President Barack Obama against a military surge. Karl Eikenberry,...
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