Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Build Ties
16 September 2010
Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Build Ties, The Wall Street Journal, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's president offered Wednesday to enhance intelligence sharing with Afghanistan to help fight Taliban insurgents. President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan and Afghanistan need to work closer to fight the militants who he said threaten the security of both the countries. 'The relations between the two countries have improved,...
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NATO Troops Shoot Armed Protester in South Afghanistan
16 September 2010
NATO Troops Shoot Armed Protester in S. Afghanistan, Reuters AlertNet, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "NATO-led forces shot an armed protester on Thursday when he tried to enter a foreign military base in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the alliance said. The man was among some 100 Afghan civilians demonstrating outside Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mirwais in Chora district of southern Uruzgan province, over an alleged Koran burning incident...
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US, NATO Look to Use Local Police in Afghanistan
16 September 2010
US, NATO Look to Use Local Police in Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal, 15 September 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. and NATO military commanders across Afghanistan are preparing plans for village-based defense forces that will receive arms and funds in a bid to beat back Taliban insurgents in rural towns where President Hamid Karzai's government has scant control. The Pentagon has requested congressional approval to divert an initial $35 million...
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Hazara Leader Says Government Blocking His Voters
16 September 2010
, Reuters, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government has deliberately shut polling stations under a pretext of insecurity in relatively safe areas where the Hazara ethnic group dominates, their leader said on Thursday. Millions of Afghans will go to the polls on Saturday to choose from over 2,500 candidates running for 249 seats in the country's wolesi jirga, or the upper house...
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