300 Militant Leaders Eliminated in Last Three Months: Gen. Petraeus
15 October 2010
Special Forces Eliminate 300 Taliban and al-Qaeda Leaders, Says General David Petraeus, The Telegraph, 15 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Special forces have killed or captured more than 300 Taliban leaders in the last three months, says General David Petraeus, the head of Nato forces in Afghanistan. Gen Petraeus said the men were 'important figures' and the 'so-called jackpot' targets of operations conducted by British and American...
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Dutch to Consider Providing Police Training Force
15 October 2010
, Financial Times, 14 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The new prime minister of the Netherlands has opened the door to a return of Dutch military personnel to Afghanistan, saying his government would consider a Nato request to provide police training forces 'as soon as possible'. Mark Rutte, of the Liberal VVD party, stressed on his first day in office that 'the Netherlands has always shouldered its international...
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NGOs Advised to "Engage with Insurgent Groups" as Armed Attacks Increase
15 October 2010
New Report Paints Gloomy Picture on Afghan Safety, CNN, 15 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The insurgency in Afghanistan is gaining strength and new recruits in areas where the Taliban has not previously been prominent, according to a new report from the Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) in Kabul. In the third quarter of this year, it says, armed attacks by insurgents were 59 percent higher than in the same period of 2009. The gloomy assessment...
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Mullah Omar Unlikely to Play a Constructive Role in Afghan Future: US
15 October 2010
, AFP, 14 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The United States said Thursday it cannot see Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar meeting criteria for peace talks with the Afghan government and playing a constructive role in Afghanistan's future. US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Taliban foot-soldiers and leaders could participate in Afghanistan's future if they renounce violence,...
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