UN Could Hasten Removal of Taliban Leaders From Terror Blacklist
13 June 2010
, The New York Times, 12 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The United Nations is speeding up efforts that could lead to the removal of Taliban leaders from an international terrorist blacklist, the top United Nations official here said Saturday. At a news conference, the official, Staffan de Mistura, the secretary general's special representative to Afghanistan, said the United...
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13 June 2010
Pakistani Agents "Funding and Training Afghan Taliban", BBC News, 12 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani intelligence gives funding, training and sanctuary to the Afghan Taliban on a scale much larger than previously thought, a report says. Taliban field commanders interviewed for the report suggested that ISI intelligence agents even attend Taliban supreme council meetings. Support for the Afghan Taliban was 'official ISI policy', the London...
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Canada Tables its Eighth Quarterly Report on Afghanistan
13 June 2010
Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan - Quarterly Report to Parliament for the Period of January 1 to March 31, 2010, Government of Canada, 11 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Throughout the first quarter of 2010, Canada continued to make progress on a number of priorities and signature projects in Afghanistan, thanks to the continuing dedication and perseverance of our military and civilian personnel, the contributions of our development and humanitarian...
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