US Military Denies Keeping, Using Cluster Munitions
02 February 2011
US Military Denies Keeping, Using Cluster Munitions, IRIN, 2 February 2011
EXCERPT: "US-led international forces say they do not have stockpiles of cluster munitions in Afghanistan and have not used them in the war against Taliban insurgents since March 2002. 'ISAF [the International Security Assistance Force] conducts operations in accordance with the law of armed conflict. All weapons, weapons systems, and munitions are reviewed...
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Afghanistan Chinooks under Threat as UK Forces Face Spending Crisis
02 February 2011
Afghanistan Chinooks under Threat in Armed Forces Spending Crisis, The Guardian, 1 February 2011
EXCERPT: "Extra Chinook helicopters to support British troops in Afghanistan are potential casualties of a fresh spending crisis facing the armed forces, months after ministers hastily put together the long-awaited strategic defence and security review. Twelve Chinooks were promised by the government in the autumn's defence review,...
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US Gen. "Militarily Uncomfortable" with Afghan Target Date
02 February 2011
US General "Militarily Uncomfortable" with Afghan Date, AlertNet, 1 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A senior U.S. military commander said on Tuesday setting a 2014 goal for halting NATO combat operations in Afghanistan weakened the Taliban's arguments although he was 'militarily uncomfortable' with it. NATO agreed at a Lisbon summit last November to hand control of security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of...
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Taliban Leader, Police Link Iran to Attacks in Afghanistan
02 February 2011
Taliban Leader, Police Link Iran to Attacks in Afghanistan [blog], The Long War Journal,
EXCERPT: "According to both the Afghan police and a recently captured Taliban commander, Iran is training and supporting the operations of the Taliban in southwestern Afghanistan. A Taliban commander named Mullah Gul Ahmad, who led a group of 30 fighters and was captured recently by police in Nimroz province, said he was recruited in the eastern...
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Pakistani Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Border Clash
02 February 2011
Pakistani Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Border Clash, BBC News, 2 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A Pakistani soldier has been killed and three wounded in a clash with Afghan forces on the border, Pakistani officials say. The clash occurred in the Ghulam Khan area in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, an area considered to be a sanctuary for al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Correspondents say it is the most serious cross-border clash between the...
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