NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss Afghanistan
10 June 2010
NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss Afghanistan, Missile Defense, RIA Novosti, 10 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The situation in Afghanistan, NATO reforms and missile defense will be the main focus of discussions during a two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers, due to open in Brussels later on Thursday. Defense ministers of non-NATO member states will join discussions on Afghanistan. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force...
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Britain Reaffirms Support for Afghanistan Effort
10 June 2010
, The New York Times, 10 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Faced with what it sees as a crucial six months to show that its strategy in Afghanistan is working, the Obama administration has reached out in recent days to its closest military ally, Britain, in a bid to head off any weakening of allied resolve. In a three-day diplomatic offensive in London, a trio of top Pentagon figures ? Secretary of Defense...
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Afghan Suicide Bombing Kills 40
10 June 2010
Afghan Suicide Bombing Kills 40, The Wall Street Journal, 10 June 2010
EXCERPT: "At least 40 people were killed and more than 70 wounded when a suicide bomber Wednesday night struck a wedding celebration in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar attended by policemen and anti-Taliban militiamen, government officials said. The groom?at whose house in the Nagahan village the explosion occurred?was a member of the local anti-Taliban militia...
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Aussies Could Be in Afghanistan "Until 2040"
10 June 2010
Aussies Could Be in Afghanistan "Until 2040", ABC Online, 10 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Australia's strategy in the country has been thrust back into the spotlight this week with the deaths of two Australian Army engineers in Uruzgan province. Defence Minister John Faulkner says Australian troops are likely to be in Afghanistan for the next three to five years as part of the US-led effort against a resurgent Taliban. But former US strategic...
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