US Govt Funds Allegedly Used to Payoff Taliban: USAID
01 October 2010
U.S. Government Funds May Have Gone to Taliban, Los Angeles Times, 30 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Millions of dollars in American taxpayer funds may have been paid to Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan to provide security for a U.S. development project, a government audit has found. The [pdf] released Thursday by the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development, says subcontractors hired to...
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Two Dozen NATO Fuel Tankers Torched in Pakistan
01 October 2010
Suspected Pakistani Militants Set Fire to NATO Fuel Tankers, The Guardian, 1 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Suspected militants in Pakistan set fire to more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel for Nato troops in Afghanistan today, officials said. The attack came a day after three soldiers were killed in a cross-border Nato air strike. Angry at repeated incursions by Nato helicopters over the past week, Pakistan has blocked a supply...
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Afghan Forces Ready to Take Lead on Key Districts
01 October 2010
NATO General: We Can Hand Off Some Districts to Afghan Forces Now, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Though Taliban activity is on the rise in regions of western Afghanistan, a top NATO official said Thursday that some key districts near the Iranian border could potentially transition from NATO to Afghan security control 'tomorrow'. Giving Afghan soldiers and police lead responsibility for handling security...
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