Canada Rejects Call for Public Inquiry into Torture
19 November 2009
'', The Canadian Press, 19 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The Canadian government on Thursday dismissed calls for a public inquiry into allegations senior officials had ignored evidence that Afghan authorities were torturing detainees handed over by Canadian troops. In testimony on Wednesday, diplomat Richard Colvin said Canada's detainee practices...
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Gates Urges Against Afghan Withdrawal Timeline
19 November 2009
'US Defense Secretary Urges Against Afghan Withdrawal Timeline', VOA News, 19 November 2009
EXCERPT: "U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging caution on those who are calling for a timetable for an allied withdrawal from Afghanistan. Among those who have spoken about a 'timetable' or an 'endgame' in recent days are British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President Barack Obama. It was during a CNN...
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Afghanistan is World's Worst Place to Be Born
19 November 2009
'Afghanistan is World's Worst Place to Be Born - UN', Reuters, 19 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday. It is especially dangerous for girls, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in launching its annual flagship...
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US Woos Skeptical Pakistanis on Afghan Strategy
19 November 2009
'', The Associated Press, 19 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security ? but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets. That skepticism represents a key obstacle for Washington's emerging Afghan strategy,...
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