World Must Act Now to Reverse Worsening Situation in Afghanistan: UN
05 January 2010
World Must Act Now to Reverse Worsening Situation in Afghanistan, Ban Warns, UN News Centre, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "There is currently no indication of an early improvement in the security situation in Afghanistan, which deteriorated last year ? dramatically so in Kabul, the capital ? and a better coordinated international effort is crucial to reversing overall negative trends, according to the latest United Nations report released...
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Pakistan Worried US Buildup Will Send Militants Across
05 January 2010
, The Washington Post, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "As 30,000 U.S. troops begin to deploy to Afghanistan, fears are rising in Pakistan that a stepped-up war just over the border could worsen the increasingly bloody struggle with militancy here. Residents in border areas such as the violence-plagued city of Peshawar worry that a tide of militants could flee Afghanistan...
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CIA Blast Blamed On Double Agent
05 January 2010
CIA Blast Blamed On Double Agent, The Wall Street Journal, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The suicide bomber who killed seven Central Intelligence Agency employees and contractors and a Jordanian intelligence officer was a double agent the CIA had recruited to provide intelligence on senior al Qaeda leadership, according to current and former U.S. officials and an Afghan security official. The officials said the bomber was a Jordanian doctor...
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Number of US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Doubles in 2009
05 January 2010
Number of US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Doubles in 2009, Los Angeles Times, 1 January 2010
EXCERPT: "American military fatalities in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with the previous year, and U.S. officials and analysts acknowledge that the new year is likely to prove even more lethal. The planned U.S. troop buildup and ever-deadlier tactics adopted by the Taliban and other insurgent groups are expected to result in at least...
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