Local Support Key In Upcoming Kandahar Fight
06 April 2010
Local Support Key In Upcoming Kandahar Fight, NPR, 5 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Preparations are under way in Afghanistan for a U.S.-led offensive this summer aimed at clearing the Taliban out of the southern province of Kandahar. Officials say the first step is to get tribal and community elders onboard. Tooryalai Wesa, the governor of Kandahar, has said that no operation will happen unless 'we have the people's permission.' But that won't...
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Karzai Threatens to Join Taliban
06 April 2010
Karzai Threatens to Join Taliban, CBC News, 5 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai twice threatened to quit politics and join the Taliban if the West continued to pressure him to enact reforms, legislators said Monday. Karzai issued the threat during a private meeting with Afghan lawmakers on the weekend. People at the meeting said they thought Karzai's comments were aimed at hardline members of parliament. The...
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US Admits Role in Killing of Afghan Women
06 April 2010
, The New York Times, 5 April 2010
EXCERPT: "After initially denying involvement or any cover-up in the deaths of three Afghan women during a badly bungled American Special Operations assault in February, the American-led military command in Kabul admitted late on Sunday that its forces had, in fact, killed the women during the nighttime raid. The admission immediately raised questions about what...
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Germans Mistakenly Kill Afghan Soldiers
06 April 2010
, AFP, 3 April 2010
EXCERPT: "German soldiers called in as reinforcements following a Taliban ambush mistakenly killed five Afghan government soldiers, officials said Saturday. A German armoured personnel carrier was en route late Friday to reinforce troops who had been engaged in a fierce battle with Taliban fighters since the morning at Chahar Dara near the city of Kunduz. They opened fire at...
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