Crucial Afghan Decisions Expected at SCO
11 June 2010
Crucial Afghan Decisions Expected at SCO, CRI English, 11 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Countries surrounding Afghanistan, including China and Russia, are likely to make decisions on Friday that will help ease the situation in the war-torn country, where security has badly deteriorated since the beginning of June, a senior Chinese diplomat said. Terrorist activity, drug trafficking and cross-border crimes from Afghanistan are of particular concern...
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NATO Making "Measured Progress" in Afghanistan
11 June 2010
, AFP, 11 June 2010
EXCERPT: "NATO-led forces are making 'measured progress' in Afghanistan but still face major challenges with insurgents putting up resistance in southern strongholds, alliance ministers said Friday. 'Operations across Afghanistan are making measured progress in extending the reach of the Afghan goverment, changing the political conditions, and marginalising...
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Violence, Political Uncertainty Plague Post-Jirga Afghanistan
11 June 2010
Violence, Political Uncertainty Plague Post-Jirga Afghanistan, VOA News, 10 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Since Afghan President Hamid Karzai's much anticipated peace assembly earlier this month, the Taliban has launched a series of high profile attacks. Meanwhile, the top U.S. commander in the country, General Stanley McChrystal says the fight against the Taliban will take longer than anticipated in the south. Analysts say several high...
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Surge Delayed as US Slows Down Major Offensive
11 June 2010
Afghan Surge Delayed as US General Slows Down Major Offensive, The Globe and Mail, 10 June 2010
EXCERPT: "President Barack Obama's top commander in Afghanistan has delayed the strategically crucial battle for Kandahar, signalling a shift to a slow, gradual effort to sap Taliban support in the war-ravaged province rather than a major military offensive. 'It will happen more slowly than we had originally anticipated,' General Stanley McChrystal...
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