NATO Says Afghan Soldier Shot and Killed Italian
21 January 2011
NATO Says Afghan Soldier Shot and Killed Italian, Reuters, 20 January 2011
EXCERPT: "An Italian serving with NATO-led forces in Afghanistan was shot dead by an Afghan soldier earlier this week, the force said Thursday, revising an initial report that he had been killed in an insurgent attack. Tuesday's incident was the latest attack by renegade Afghan soldiers, underlining the pressure on NATO-led troops as they try to train up the...
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French Affirm Afghan Mission after New Threat
21 January 2011
, The New York Times, 21 January 2011
EXCERPT: "A new audio message attributed to Osama bin Laden warning that the fate of French hostages would hinge on the withdrawal of French forces from Afghanistan has prompted the French government to affirm its commitment there. 'We are determined to pursue our action in favor of the Afghan people, with our allies,' Bernard Valero,...
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TTP Leader Linked to Attack on Afghan CIA Base Added to US Terrorism List
21 January 2011
US Adds Pakistani Taliban Member to Terrorism List, DAWN, 20 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The United States on Thursday added a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban to a terror blacklist, the State Department said.US officials will now move to block assets or finances linked to Qari Hussain, described as a top lieutenant in the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Taliban Movement of Pakistan, which Washington has already designated...
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Taliban Order Strict Phone Blackout in N. Afghanistan
21 January 2011
Taliban Order Strict Phone Blackout in Afghan North, Reuters, 21 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The Taliban have ordered harsh limits on the use of mobile phones in a remote area of northwestern Afghanistan, residents and officials said, a sign of the militants' increasing influence in a once peaceful area. The Islamist group's order in Bala Morghab, a remote district of Badghis province bordering Turkmenistan, follows similar edicts...
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