Obama Removes McChrystal, Brings in Petraeus
23 June 2010
, The New York Times, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "President Obama removed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal as commander of American forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and tapped as his replacement the general's boss and the architect of the 2007 surge in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus. Mr. Obama, standing with General Petraeus and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the White House Rose Garden to underline...
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Afghanistan's Neighbors Consume Most Of World's Opium: UN
23 June 2010
UN Says Afghanistan's Neighbors Consume Most Of World's Opium, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The UN's new 'World Drug Report 2010' shows that while Afghanistan remains the world's largest opium producer, it is neighboring countries like Iran, Pakistan, and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia where a majority of the world's opium is consumed. Afghanistan continues to account...
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TTP Warn Drivers Against Carrying NATO Supplies
23 June 2010
Pakistani Taliban Warn Drivers Against Carrying NATO Supplies, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Taliban in Pakistan's Khyber tribal agency have warned truck drivers against carrying supplies for the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. The warnings were contained in posters stuck on the walls of several markets late on June 21. The markets are located on the road...
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Diggers Could Complete Afghan Mission in 2 to 4 Years
23 June 2010
Australian Troops Could Complete Afghan Mission in 2 to 4 Years, Herald Sun, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Senator Faulkner said the latest advice to the Federal Government from Defence was that it would take between two and four years to complete their mission to train the 4th brigade of the Afghan National Army to a standard to allow it to take over responsibility for the stability and security of Oruzgan province. Senator Faulkner said he...
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Afghan Leaders Voice Support for McChrystal
23 June 2010
Afghan Leaders Voice Support for McChrystal, VOA News, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan officials said Wednesday that firing Gen. Stanley McChrystal would disrupt progress in the war and could jeopardize a pivotal security operation under way in Taliban strongholds in the south. At the end of a one-hour video conference Tuesday night with President Barack Obama, Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his confidence in the top NATO commander...
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