Taliban Militants Strike Central Kabul
18 January 2010
Taliban Militants Strike Central Kabul, CBC News, 18 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Taliban militants struck in the centre of Kabul on Monday, with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at several locations and gunmen engaging in firefights outside government ministries and inside a shopping mall. Officials said at least five people were killed and 30 wounded during the attacks, which began at about 10 a.m. local time with an explosion near...
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Too Early to Press Drought Alarm: Experts
18 January 2010
Afghanistan: Too Early to Press Drought Alarm: Experts, IRIN News, 18 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan has had an unusually dry winter, but experts and officials warn that pressing the drought alarm would be premature, and could drive up food prices. Over the past four weeks there has been little or no snowfall in most parts of the mountainous country where snow traditionally sets in by December, although the winter season is not officially...
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Karzai Again Rebuffed over New Cabinet
18 January 2010
, Financial Times, 18 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, will attend an important conference in London backed by only a partial cabinet, underscoring his political weakness at a time when the west is pushing for a greater Afghan role in fighting the Taliban. Parliament voted yesterday to begin a recess after once again rejecting many of Mr Karzai's ministerial nominees, meaning...
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18 January 2010
, The New York Times, 17 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government will soon unveil a major new plan offering jobs, security, education and other social benefits to Taliban followers who defect, according to the spokesman for President Hamid Karzai. The plan, in the final stages of preparation, will go beyond the government's previous offers to the Taliban, Waheed Omer, the spokesman, said...
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