CIA Inks Deal with Former Blackwater Company
24 June 2010
, AFP, 24 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The CIA has signed a 100 million dollar contract with the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, to guard its facilities in Afghanistan and elsewhere, according to a news report Thursday. The Washington Post, quoting an anonymous industry source, wrote that the classified contract with the renamed Xe Services 'is for protective services ......
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New US General Prepares to Take Lead in Afghanistan
24 June 2010
New US General Prepares to Take Lead in Afghanistan, VOA News, 24 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The general picked by U.S. President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan is winning praise from both American lawmakers and Afghan officials. Mr. Obama picked U.S. Central Command chief David Petraeus Wednesday to replace Army General Stanley McChrystal, who resigned after he and his aides mocked members of the Obama administration in a...
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June Deadliest Month for Troops Since Afghan War Began
24 June 2010
, The Washington Post, 24 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Four NATO troops were killed in a vehicle accident Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, making June the deadliest month for the U.S-led international force since the 2002 invasion of Afghanistan. At least 79 NATO troops have died in Afghanistan so far this month, surpassing the previous record reached last August, when 76 troops were killed,...
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Detained German Says Dozens of Europeans Fighting in Afghanistan
24 June 2010
Detained German Says Dozens of Europeans Fighting in Afghanistan, The Earth Times, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "A detained German national told investigators that dozens of al-Qaeda-recruited Europeans were fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan, intelligence officials said Wednesday. The detainee, identified as Rami Makanesi, reportedly said that he had met militants from Germany, Sweden, Spain and Norway on both sides of the border. Some...
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