Tajikistan Fears Afghanistan Fallout
16 December 2009
, Financial Times, 16 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The growing number of refugees fleeing escalating violence and lawlessness in Afghanistan for safety in Tajikistan constitutes the most visible sign of the fallout from the Taliban insurgency that is threatening to undermine central Asia's security, too. Until recently, Tajikistan, central Asia's poorest country, attracted little international attention. A violent,...
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NATO Seeks Russian Helicopters for Afghanistan
16 December 2009
NATO Chief Seeks Russian Helicopters for Afghanistan, BBC News, 16 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has asked Russia to provide helicopters to Afghanistan to help win the war against the Taliban insurgency. During talks in Moscow he also asked Russia to help train Afghan forces. Russia said it would study the request. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed what he called a new 'readiness...
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Germany to Send 2,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
16 December 2009
Germany to Send 2,000 More Troops to Afghanistan: Paper, Reuters, 16 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Germany plans to send up to 2,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan in response to requests from the United States and other NATO partners, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. Citing NATO and German Defence Ministry sources, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported that the United States and NATO members had already received signals to this...
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Up to 56,000 More Contractors Likely for Afghanistan
16 December 2009
, The Washington Post, 16 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The surge of 30,000 U.S. troops into Afghanistan could be accompanied by a surge of up to 56,000 contractors, vastly expanding the presence of personnel from the U.S. private sector in a war zone, according to a study by the Congressional Research Service. CRS, which provides background information to members...
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