Minister Admits Berlin Played Down Dangers in Afghanistan
16 July 2010
Minister Admits Berlin Played Down Dangers in Afghanistan, Irish Times, 16 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Germany's defence minister has admitted the war in Afghanistan cannot be won by military means alone, and that Berlin played down the danger German troops faced in the early years of the mission. He was speaking at the launch of a new book, Rest in Peace, Soldiers, which says Berlin has realized that covering up the reality of the Afghan mission...
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Afghanistan Pushes at UN to Encourage Taliban Reconciliation
16 July 2010
Afghanistan Pushes at UN to Encourage Taliban Reconciliation, BusinessWeek, 16 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's government, encouraging reconciliation with the Taliban, is seeking the removal of 10 militants from a United Nations blacklist and welcoming the naming of a Canadian judge to review cases. Zahir Tanin, Afghanistan's ambassador to the UN, said the 10 names were given last week to the Security Council committee that implements...
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Hundreds of Afghanistan Contractor Deaths Go Unreported
16 July 2010
Hundreds of Afghanistan Contractor Deaths Go Unreported, Salon, 15 July 2010
EXCERPT: "In one of the least examined aspects of President Obama's escalation of the Afghan war, armed private security contractors are being killed in action by the hundreds -- at a rate more than four times that of U.S. troops, according to a previously unreported congressional study. At the same time, the Obama administration has drastically increased the...
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Approval of Afghan War Slips, But US Uneasy About Taliban Talks
16 July 2010
Approval of Afghan War Slips, But US Uneasy About Taliban Talks, ABC News, 16 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low and President Obama's approval rating for handling it has declined sharply since spring ? results that portend trouble for the administration as the violence there grows. With Obama's surge under way ? and casualties rising ? the number of Americans who say the war in Afghanistan has been worth...
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