25 Afghan Police May Have Joined Taliban
18 February 2010
, The New York Times, 18 January 2010
EXCERPT: "A group of 25 Afghan national police officers may have defected to the Taliban, according to American and Afghan officers here in Wardak Province. The police officers left their posts in the remote Chak District of Wardak just before midnight Wednesday, and on Thursday morning a Taliban spokesman claimed they had surrendered to them. 'They left with...
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NATO Airstrike Kills Seven Afghan Police
18 February 2010
, AFP, 18 February 2010
EXCERPT: "A NATO air strike mistakenly killed seven Afghan police and wounded two others in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, hospital and government officials said. The NATO-run International Security Assistance Force confirmed an 'incident' but a spokesman told AFP the military was 'still tracking down what happened' in Kunduz province, where Taliban...
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Dutch Cabinet Deadlocked over Afghanistan Mission
18 February 2010
, The Associated Press, 17 February 2010
EXCERPT: "The Dutch Cabinet was deadlocked Wednesday over extending the Netherlands' mission with NATO in Afghanistan, and it appears likely to reduce its 1,600 troop presence there. Deputy Prime Minister Wouter Bos said his Labor Party will oppose a formal NATO request to remain in the restive southern province of Uruzgan. The Dutch mission ends...
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Mystery of Taliban Military Leader's Capture Deepens
18 February 2010
Mystery of Taliban Military Leader's Capture Deepens, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 17 February 2010
EXCERPT: "The capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's top military leader and second-most-influential leader within its ranks, has been confirmed. But the circumstances and reasons behind his detention are anything but clear. Senior Afghan officials tell RFE/RL that Baradar, whose recent capture in...
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