Russia to Deliver 21 Transport Helicopters to Afghanistan
12 July 2010
Russia to Deliver 21 Transport Helicopters to Afghanistan, RIA Novosti, 12 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Russia will supply Afghanistan with 21 Mi-17 Hip military transport helicopters, an Afghan television channel reported on Monday. According to Tolo television, the contract is worth $300 million and was concluded with the approval of the ?entral command in Afghanistan. Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin told RIA Novosti on Monday that...
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Pakistan Blames Militants from Afghanistan for Bombing
12 July 2010
Pakistan Blames Militants from Afghanistan for Bombing, BBC News, 12 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's interior minister says Nato and Afghanistan are not doing enough to stop Taliban militants crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. Rehman Malik told the BBC he blamed militants coming from Afghanistan for Friday's attack in Mohmand district. The attack, the deadliest in Pakistan this year, killed more than 100...
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Conflict Kills, Injures 14 Civilians Everyday: ARM
12 July 2010
Conflict Kills, Injures 14 Civilians Everyday, Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), 12 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Almost six civilian people were killed and eight were wounded each day in conflict related incidents from 1 January to 30 June 2010, Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) said today in amid-year report on civilian casualties of war. In total, at least 1,074 civilians were killed and over 1,500 were injured in armed violence in the first...
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Afghanistan Frees More Suspected Taliban
12 July 2010
, Reuters, 12 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan has freed a second group of suspected Taliban prisoners in a peace offering to the insurgency after a review of their cases, President Hamid Karzai's office said on Monday. The release of 28 prisoners from various detention centers came a month after an initial 14 others were let go from U.S. and Afghan jails in the wake of a 'Peace Jirga,' or summit,...
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