Taliban Fighters Estimated at 36,000: UK General
03 March 2010
Major-General Richard Barrons Puts Taleban Fighter Numbers at 36,000, Times Online, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The general in charge of persuading Afghan fighters to put down their weapons has estimated that there are as many as 36,000 insurgents, giving a rare appraisal of the fighting force at the command of the Taleban. Reiterating the view that finding jobs for those fighting Western and Afghan forces was the key to ending the war,...
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Taliban Network of 156 Caves Discovered in Pakistan
03 March 2010
Taliban Network of 156 Caves Discovered in Pakistan Mountains, The Telegraph, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "A complex network of 156 caves used by the Taliban and al-Qaeda has been discovered by the Pakistan army dug into rocky mountains close to the Afghan border. The tunnels, which are thought to have been created over five to seven years, were carved into sheer rock within view of the snow-capped peaks of eastern Afghanistan. The network...
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Military Aid Work "Risks Charity Staff"
03 March 2010
Military Aid Work in Afghanistan "Risks Charity Staff", BBC News, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "UK soldiers in Afghanistan should not carry out humanitarian work as it puts aid staff at risk, a charity has said. Save the Children said the UK's policy of funding troops to work alongside aid workers threatened their impartiality. The link-up on projects such as rebuilding schools blurred military and humanitarian objectives, it warned. The...
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Afghanistan Ties LeT to Recent Kabul Attack
03 March 2010
, The Washington Post, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "An Afghan intelligence official said Tuesday that the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba orchestrated the deadly attack that targeted two guesthouses in the capital last week. The assessment, if true, could signal a departure for the group, which has long focused on fighting India over the disputed region...
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