NATO Helicopter Crash Kills Nine in Afghanistan's Bloodiest Year
21 September 2010
NATO Helicopter Crash Kills Nine in Afghanistan's Bloodiest Year, The Daily Telegraph, 21 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The crash in Zabul province brought this year's death toll to 529. Violence is at record levels in Afghanistan and more civilians are being killed or maimed than at any time since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001. Taliban fighters tried to claim that they had shot down the helicopter, but a Nato spokesman said there...
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Afghan Election Commission Reports New Evidence of Serious Fraud
21 September 2010
Afghan Election Commission Reports New Evidence of Serious Fraud, McClatchy Newspapers, 21 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Internal reports from Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission Tuesday provide new evidence of serious fraud in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, including turnouts that exceeded 100 percent in many southeastern districts under the control of the Taliban or other militants. One district in Paktika province recorded...
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Military's Anti-Corruption Chief Leaves Afghanistan After Just Four Months
21 September 2010
Military's Anti-Corruption Chief Leaves Afghanistan After Just Four Months, Wired News, 21 September 2010
EXCERPT: "After just four months in Kabul, the chief of a new military unit charged with getting rid of corruption in military contracting for Afghanistan has been replaced. The NATO command says her departure is all part of a normal rotation. But her replacement is a relatively junior officer, raising questions about the military's commitment...
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CSIS Says It Didn?t Abuse Any Afghans
21 September 2010
CSIS Says It Didn?t Abuse Any Afghans, The Chronicle Herald, 20 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Canada's spy service admits interrogating up to 50 Afghan prisoners captured by the Canadian Forces, but insists they were never mistreated, federal documents reveal. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's involvement in interviewing suspected Taliban fighters alongside military intelligence officers was revealed by The Canadian Press last March,...
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