Lawmakers Hear Different Take On Year-End Review of Afghanistan War Effort
17 June 2010
, The Washington Post, 17 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Senior defense and military officials Wednesday played down the importance of an end-of-year review that President Obama has described as crucial to assessing whether his Afghanistan war strategy is working, saying that it would have little bearing on decisions about troop withdrawals scheduled to begin in July 2011. 'I...
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Afghanistan Seeks New Hajigak Iron Bids, Other Mine Investment
17 June 2010
Afghanistan Seeks New Hajigak Iron Bids, Other Mine Investment, BusinessWeek, 17 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan will invite global mining companies by September to bid for rights to develop one of its richest known mineral fields, the Hajigak iron ore deposit, Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said. Shahrani cancelled a previous bidding process in February after it failed to attract major mining companies and only one of seven bidders...
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Pakistani Troops Missing After Cross-Border Afghan Taliban Raid
17 June 2010
Pakistani Troops Missing After Cross-Border Afghan Taliban Raid, The Guardian, 16 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Several dozen Pakistani paramilitary troops are missing after Afghan Taliban militants launched a cross-border raid on a remote checkpost and dragged the hostages into Afghanistan, it emerged today. Pakistan's chief military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, said five of the 40 missing troops had been handed over to the Pakistani consulate...
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Taliban Can Keep Weapons Under New Peace Initiative
17 June 2010
Taliban Can Keep Weapons Under New Peace Initiative, The Wall Street Journal, 17 June 2010
EXCERPT: "A new coalition initiative to lure Afghan insurgents away from the battlefield allows the Taliban and other militants to keep their weapons if they sign on to a government peace plan, a senior coalition official said. Instead of disarming insurgents who agree to stop fighting, the new program would let them keep weapons to provide security...
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