Karzai's Plan to Negotiate with the Taliban
18 May 2010
A Road Map to Peace in Afghanistan: Karzai's Plan to Negotiate with the Taliban, Spiegel Online, 17 May 2010
EXCERPT: "During his visit to Washington last week, Karzai wanted to get the green light from US President Barack Obama for his negotiations with insurgency leaders. He took with him a detailed, ambitious road map for ending the war against the Taliban. SPIEGEL has obtained a copy of the 36-page document. In it, top Taliban leaders...
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US Stands by Deals with Tribal Elders
18 May 2010
Afghan Strategy: US Stands by Deals with Tribal Elders, TIME, 18 May 2010
EXCERPT: "It was hailed as a game-changing breakthrough in the U.S. military's effort to rally Afghan tribes against the Taliban-led insurgency. In late January, elders of the Shinwari, an influential Pashtun tribe in eastern Nangarhar province, pledged to confront militants operating in their territory and punish anyone who cooperated with them. Within weeks,...
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Hundreds More Trainers May Be Needed: NATO
18 May 2010
Hundreds More Trainers in Afghanistan May Be Needed: NATO, Montreal Gazette, 18 May 2010
EXCERPT: "Hundreds of additional international trainers may be needed by early next year to bolster Afghanistan's security forces, NATO's top commander said on Monday. Expanding the Afghan army and police is critical to meeting President Barack Obama's goal of beginning a gradual draw down of U.S. forces starting mid-2011. U.S. Admiral James Stavridis...
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Taliban Bombing Kills 18, Including 5 US Troops
18 May 2010
, The Associated Press, 18 May 2010
EXCERPT: "A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in Kabul Tuesday, killing six of its service members, five of them American, officials said. Twelve Afghan civilians also died ? many of them in a public bus in rush hour traffic. Forty-seven other people were wounded in the blast, the first major attack in the capital since February when suicide...
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