12 August 2010

Danish PM Hopes Troops to Leave Afghanistan by 2015, Reuters, 12 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Thursday he hoped Denmark could withdraw many of its 700 troops from Afghanistan by 2015, or even sooner. Denmark joins a growing band of NATO nations setting target dates for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, reflecting domestic unease over the rising death toll in the war against Taliban insurgents. Rasmussen...

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12 August 2010

Honey, Saffron are Weapons in Afghanistan Battle, VOA News, 12 August 2010

EXCERPT: "While U.S. forces battle daily with Taliban insurgents and try to uproot Al Qaeda terrorists, other teams of American soldier-specialists are engaged in another challenging but very different mission: working directly with Afghan farmers to increase crop yields and family incomes. These nine Agribusiness Development Teams, or ADTs, are part of the part of...

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12 August 2010

Afghan Villagers Protest over NATO "Civilian Killings", BBC News, 12 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Villagers have held a protest over the deaths of three brothers allegedly killed in a raid by Nato-led forces in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak. They said those killed overnight in Sayed Abad district were innocent. Nato rejected the allegation, saying it had killed several suspected insurgents and detained a local Taliban...

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12 August 2010

, The New York Times, 12 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Worsening insurgent violence in many parts of the country is raising concern about Afghanistan's ability to hold a fair parliamentary election in little more than a month, a crucial test of President Hamid Karzai's ability to deliver security and a legitimate government. After last year's troubled presidential election, both the government and its foreign...

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