NATO to Blame for Rocket Attack that Killed Dozens: Karzai
26 July 2010
Afghanistan: NATO to Blame for Rocket Attack that Killed Dozens, The Guardian, 26 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government today blamed a Nato rocket in Helmand last week for the deaths of at least 45 civilians, including women and children. The allegation came as leaked US military intelligence reports revealed a large number of formerly unreported incidents in which innocent bystanders had been killed by operations involving foreign...
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Militias a US Plot to Split Afghanistan: Taliban
26 July 2010
Militias a US Plot to Split Afghanistan: Taliban, Reuters, 26 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The creation of local militias, such as a newly announced police unit, is an attempt by the United States to split up Afghanistan ahead of the withdrawal of its troops, the Taliban said on Monday. Earlier this month, Afghan President Hamid Karzai approved a controversial U.S. plan for a new local defense force to help tackle a Taliban insurgency which...
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Pakistan Aids Insurgency in Afghanistan, Reports Assert
26 July 2010
, The New York Times, 25 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Americans fighting the war in Afghanistan have long harbored strong suspicions that Pakistan's military spy service has guided the Afghan insurgency with a hidden hand, even as Pakistan receives more than $1 billion a year from Washington for its help combating the militants, according to a trove of secret military field reports made public...
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LeT has Expanded Its Operation to Afghan, West: Mullen
26 July 2010
LeT has Expanded Its Operation to Afghan, West: Mullen, The Times of India, 24 July 2010
EXCERPT: "LeT, blamed for the Mumbai attacks, has expanded its operations to Afghanistan and the West and has become more active throughout the region, which calls for concerted action against the outlawed group, America's top military official said on Saturday night. 'I've watched LeT (grow) since the end of 2008, move to the West,...
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