Afghan Settlement Would Leave no Room for al Qaeda: Pakistan
26 November 2010
Afghan Settlement Would Leave no Room for al Qaeda: Pakistan, Reuters, 25 November 2010
EXCERPT: "A political settlement in Afghanistan would leave no room for al Qaeda, which would have to 'fall in line or leave the region,' a senior Pakistani politician said on Thursday. Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, a member of the ruling coalition who is also seen as sympathetic to the Taliban, told Reuters he was in favor of talks to end the...
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Helmand Locals Accuse Marines of Killing Civilians
26 November 2010
, The Associated Press, 26 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Locals in this southern Afghan valley have accused U.S. Marines of regularly killing civilians since they launched an aggressive campaign against the Taliban here over a month ago ? claims the Marines say are untrue and fueled by insurgent propaganda. But the Marines acknowledge that unless they can change people's minds, they stand...
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NATO in Afghanistan Longer than Soviet Union
26 November 2010
, The Associated Press, 25 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days. On Friday, the U.S.-led coalition will have been fighting in this South Asian country for as long as the Soviets did in their humbling attempt to build up a socialist state. The...
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UK Blamed for Bringing In the Taliban Impostor
26 November 2010
, The Washington Post, 26 November 2010
EXCERPT: "President Hamid Karzai's chief of staff on Thursday said that British authorities were responsible for bringing a Taliban impostor into the presidential palace and that foreigners should stay out of delicate negotiations with the Afghan insurgent group. In an interview, Mohammad Umer Daudzai said that the British brought...
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