British Army's Helmand Mission "Began as Disaster"
09 June 2010
British Army's Helmand Mission "Began as Disaster", Times Online, 9 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The first six months of the Helmand campaign were a disaster for a British mission beset from the start by poor planning and resourcing, weak intelligence, departmental infighting, charges of tactical recklessness, a dysfunctional command structure and an unforeseen Taleban resurgence. As British televisions broadcast the World Cup from Germany through...
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Amnesty Could Free 1,000 Taliban from Notorious Prison
09 June 2010
Amnesty Could Free 1,000 Taliban from Notorious Prison, The Globe and Mail, 9 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The head of Afghanistan's most notorious prison says nearly 1,000 Taliban inmates could be freed from Pul-e-Charki prison as part of an amnesty deal offered by Hamid Karzai's government. The figure, revealed by General Abdulbakhi Behsudi, the warden of Afghanistan's largest prison, in an interview with The Globe And Mail, suggests the potential...
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US Hopes to Share Prison with Afghanistan
09 June 2010
US Hopes to Share Prison with Afghanistan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The Obama administration wants to retain the ability to hold terrorism suspects from other countries at its largest prison in Afghanistan, even after it hands control of the facility to the Afghan government next year, according to U.S. officials. If Afghan officials agree, it would give the administration a place to interrogate terrorism suspects...
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Afghanistan Strategy Shifts to Focus on Civilian Effort
09 June 2010
, The New York Times, 9 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The prospect of a robust military push in Kandahar Province, which had been widely expected to begin this month, has evolved into a strategy that puts civilian reconstruction efforts first and relegates military action to a supportive role. The strategy, Afghan, American and NATO civilian and military officials said in interviews, was adopted...
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