NATO Fails to Deliver Half of Promised Trainers
21 December 2010
NATO Fails to Deliver Half of Trainers Promised for Afghanistan, The Globe and Mail, 21 December 2010
EXCERPT: "NATO is not meeting its target for assembling specialized trainers to build up Afghanistan's army and police forces, the key that would open the way to a withdrawal of coalition troops beginning next year. An internal progress report from the training mission headquarters here warned that it 'does not have the required...
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US Surge Expands ISAF's Reach, Enables Winter Campaign
21 December 2010
British Troops Will Hunt Taliban's Winter Hideouts, Says Senior Officer, The Guardian, 21 December 2010
EXCERPT: "British troops will join foreign and Afghan forces in hunting Taliban-led insurgents in their winter sanctuaries, the most senior UK officer in Afghanistan said today. 'We have got to deny the insurgents the traditional safe havens which they have harboured in during the winter months,' Lieutenant General James...
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US Military Seeks to Expand Raids in Pakistan
21 December 2010
, The New York Times, 20 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Senior American military commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for an expanded campaign of Special Operations ground raids across the border into Pakistan's tribal areas, a risky strategy reflecting the growing frustration with Pakistan's efforts to root out militants there. The proposal, described by American officials in Washington...
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Afghanistan to Open Parliament on January 20
21 December 2010
Afghanistan Plans to Open Parliament on January 20, Reuters, 21 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan plans to inaugurate parliament on January 20, President Hamid Karzai's chief spokesman said on Monday, more than four months after a parliamentary election marked by widespread fraud. Political turmoil has been simmering since the hotly disputed September 18 parliamentary ballot, with losing candidates holding street protests and tension...
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Afghan Civilian Toll Up 20 Percent: UN Report
21 December 2010
Afghan Civilian Toll Up 20 Percent: UN Report, Reuters, 21 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose by 20 percent in the first 10 months of this year compared with 2009, the United Nations said, with more than three-quarters killed or wounded as a result of insurgent attacks. In a quarterly report on Afghanistan this month, the United Nations said there were 6,215 civilian casualties from conflict-related incidents,...
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