NATO's June Death Toll in Afghanistan Nears 100
28 June 2010
, AFP, 28 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The death toll for foreign soldiers in Afghanistan neared the grim milestone of 100 for June alone Monday as the CIA chief warned the anti-Taliban war would be tougher and longer than expected. Britain's Ministry of Defence said a soldier had been killed in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday, taking the June toll as tallied by AFP to 99 --...
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Corrupt Afghan Officials "Creaming Off US and British Aid Money"
28 June 2010
Corrupt Afghan Officials "Creaming Off US and British Aid Money", The Telegraph, 28 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The sum haemorrhaging from one of the poorest countries in the world has led officials to believe the money is from plundered Western aid projects and security or reconstruction contracts, it has been reported. Proceeds from the country's rampant opium and heroin businesses also account for part of the sum, which is more than the Afghan...
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Overture to Taliban Jolts Afghan Minorities
28 June 2010
, The New York Times, 26 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The drive by President Hamid Karzai to strike a deal with Taliban leaders and their Pakistani backers is causing deep unease in Afghanistan's minority communities, who fought the Taliban the longest and suffered the most during their rule. The leaders of the country's Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara communities, which make up close to half of Afghanistan's...
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Pakistan is Said to Pursue Foothold in Afghanistan
28 June 2010
, The New York Times, 24 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan is exploiting the troubled United States military effort in Afghanistan to drive home a political settlement with Afghanistan that would give Pakistan important influence there but is likely to undermine United States interests, Pakistani and American officials said. The dismissal of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal will almost certainly embolden...
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