Pentagon Keeps DNA Files On 80,000 Detainees, Terror Suspects
12 December 2008
'Pentagon Keeps DNA Files On 80,000 Detainees, Terror Suspects', USA Today, 11 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The Pentagon has catalogued 80,000 DNA profiles in an obscure database that holds genetic information on foreign terrorism suspects and detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Defense officials and documents. The Joint Federal Agencies Intelligence DNA Database has grown by more than 400% since the end of...
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UN Confirms Afghan Mass Grave Site Disturbed
12 December 2008
'', The Associated Press, 12 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The U.N. confirmed Friday that a mass grave in northern Afghanistan has been disturbed, raising the possibility that evidence supporting allegations of a massacre seven years ago may have been removed. The Dasht-e-Leili grave site holds as many as 2,000 bodies of Taliban prisoners who died in transit after surrendering during one...
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Improvised Roadside Attacks In Afghanistan Rise Sharply
12 December 2008
'Improvised Roadside Attacks In Afghanistan Rise Sharply', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 12 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Roadside bomb attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan have risen sharply this autumn, reversing the seasonal decline that usually occurs with the onset of winter, according to Pentagon data. The latest statistics for improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, show the number of incidents climbing 19 percent...
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The Refugee Problem: Looking Toward Afghanistan's Long-term Stability
12 December 2008
Elizabeth Parker, '', Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 10 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Nearly three decades after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sent some 3.5 million refugees into exile in Pakistan, nearly 2 million are still there. The refugees' own meager assets, lack of education and skills, compounded by Afghanistan's lack...
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