NATO: Deaths of Eight Boys Were a Mistake
25 February 2010
NATO Admits That Deaths of Eight Boys Were a Mistake, Times Online, 25 February 2010
EXCERPT: "A night-time raid in eastern Afghanistan in which eight schoolboys from one family were killed was carried out on the basis of faulty intelligence and should never have been authorised, a Times investigation has found. Ten children and teenagers died when troops stormed a remote mountain compound near the border with Pakistan in December. At...
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US Improves Treatment of Bagram Prisoners
25 February 2010
With New Bagram Prison, US Looks to Put Bad Press of Years Past to Rest, Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 February 2010
EXCERPT: "The bearded Taliban prisoners at Bagram broke off from a spirited game of soccer in the yard to greet a McClatchy Newspapers reporter, the first journalist allowed into the notorious U.S. jail in Afghanistan since detainees there were moved into a new multimillion-dollar facility. 'Nice to see you guys!'...
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South Korea Clears Afghan Troop Deployment
25 February 2010
Summer Deployment Approved for Afghanistan, Joong Ang Daily, 25 February 2010
EXCERPT: "The National Assembly yesterday approved a plan to dispatch Korean troops to Afghanistan on a mission to protect civilians working on recovery projects in the war-torn nation. Some 350 troops will be sent to Parwan Province this summer with a mandate of a two and a half years. The deployment marks a return to Afghanistan for Korean troops. Medical...
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Afghan Officials Claim Control Over Taliban Area
25 February 2010
, The New York Times, 25 February 2010
EXCERPT: "The black, red and green flag of Afghanistan was hoisted over the center of this onetime militant stronghold on Thursday, as Afghan officials symbolically claimed control after a major military offensive by Afghan and international troops to drive out Taliban fighters. With Afghan soldiers, tribal elders and residents of Marja looking on, the governor...
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