Roadside Bomb Kills Police Chief, Three Others in Western Herat Province
26 October 2010
Roadside Bomb Kills Four Police in West, Reuters, 26 October 2010
EXCERPT: "A roadside bomb killed four Afghan police, including a district police chief, in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, the second serious attack this week in what was once a relatively secure area. The top police officer in the Obe district of western Herat province and three of his colleagues were killed on a road near the border with Iran and Turkmenistan, said Naqibullah...
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Following NATO, Afghan Battle Successes Taliban Quietly Attend Public Shuras: Canadian General
26 October 2010
, National Post, 26 October 2010
EXCERPT: "After a string of recent battlefield successes by NATO and Afghan forces in Kandahar, Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner believes some hardcore Taliban from the Horn of Panjwaii have been quietly attending public shuras, where ways to reintegrate them into Afghan society have been discussed. Milner said there is 'absolutely no doubt' in his...
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Russia Could Be Drawn Back to Afghanistan as NATO Seeks to Rebuild Ties with Moscow
26 October 2010
Russian Military Could Be Drawn Back into Afghanistan, The Guardian, 26 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Russia's military could be drawn back into Afghanistan for the first time since the Red Army was forcibly expelled by US-backed mujahideen fighters in 1989 under plans now being discussed by Nato officials. The proposals precede a landmark alliance summit next month, to be attended by the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev. The officials...
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Karzai Accuses US of "Exporting Killing" through Private Security Contracts
26 October 2010
, The New York Times, 25 October 2010
EXCERPT: "President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Monday of exporting killing to Afghanistan by giving contracts to private security companies. It was the latest chapter of a bitter battle between the president and his allies in the war against the Taliban that has taken on an increasingly anti-Western tone. Tensions escalated on several...
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26 October 2010
, AFP, 26 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday came near the top of a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt, despite efforts to stamp out graft in the war-torn nations. Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in Transparency International's annual survey scored on the sleazier end of the scale, which ranges from zero (perceived...