Feb 06 2008
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Feb 06 2008
Rice: NATO may seek more Afghan forces
LONDON (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she will raise with Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed president the case of an Afghan reporter
Feb 06 2008
Al-Qaida, Taliban threatening Pak’s survival: US
WASHINGTON: The Al-Qaida and Taliban elements which have moved beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas are threatening the country’s survival, a top US intelligence
Feb 06 2008
Harper to put gov’t on the line over Afghan mission
OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned Liberal Leader Stephane Dion that the Conservative government is prepared to go to the electorate as early
Feb 06 2008
Taliban direct assaults growing more rare: Canada
CNN projects Obama to win Democratic primary in Missouri. (CNN) Taliban direct assaults growing more rare: Canada in southern Afghanistan are launching fewer direct attacks
Feb 06 2008
U.N.: Afghan opium growth ‘alarming’
Twelve of Afghanistan’s provinces — mainly in the central and northern regions — are likely to remain poppy-free, and decreases recorded elsewhere in the east,
Feb 06 2008
Coalition soldier killed in Afghanistan
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Feb 06 2008
Rice In UK To Talk Afghanistan With Brown
Rice In UK To Talk Afghanistan With Brown Gordon Brown and David Miliband are to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in London as
Feb 06 2008
Rice urges allies to share Afghan combat burden
“We believe very strongly that there ought to be a sharing of that burden throughout the (NATO) alliance,” said Rice, adding she did not wish
Feb 06 2008
Afghanistan dispute could top security conference agenda
BAVARIA: The debate in NATO about troop commitments to Afghanistan is expected to figure prominently in the annual Munich Security Conference that opens in the
Feb 06 2008
Afghan govt welcomes Norway decision to increase development assistance
KABUL: The government of Afghanistan on Tuesday welcomed the decision of Norwegian government to increase financial aid to the war-torn nation, a statement released
Feb 06 2008
Rice: NATO considers more Afghan forces
LONDON (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she will raise with Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed president the case of an Afghan reporter
Feb 06 2008
Roadside bombs kill 8 in Afghanistan, including 5 civilians
Two separate roadside bombs apparently carried out by militants in south Afghanistan killed eight, including five civilians and three policemen, officials said Tuesday. In the
Feb 06 2008
Afghan gov’t welcomes Norway decision to increase development assistance
The government of Afghanistan on Tuesday welcomed the decision of Norwegian government to increase financial aid to the war-torn nation, a statement released by
Feb 06 2008
Rice arrives in London to discuss Afghanistan
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Feb 06 2008
Rahilla Zafar: View from Kabul
‘When I first moved here I never felt I was living in a war zone’ Kabul has changed. It is not the city that I
Feb 06 2008
Extra firepower for Afghanistan
Extra firepower sent to Afghanistan as UK digs in Record deployment of paratroopers Country may be sliding to civil war Richard Norton-Taylor
Feb 06 2008
Afghan mission reaches turning point
The Dutch called in the US ambassador for a dressing down after Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, said the Europeans were no good at
Feb 06 2008
Donors attack US proposals to destroy Afghan poppy crop
Donors attack US proposals to destroy Afghan poppy crop Published: February 6 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 6 2008 02:00 A US proposal
Feb 06 2008
Rahilla Zafar: View from Kabul
‘When I first moved here I never felt I was living in a war zone’ Kabul has changed. It is not the city that I
Feb 06 2008
Extra firepower for Afghanistan
Extra firepower sent to Afghanistan as UK digs in Record deployment of paratroopers Country may be sliding to civil war Richard Norton-Taylor
Feb 06 2008
Canadian soldiers return to Quebec after six month stint in Afghanistan
CFB VALCARTIER, Que. - A first contingent of Canadian soldiers landed safe and sound in Quebec City on Tuesday night as family and friends gave the
Feb 06 2008
Soldiers face snow in Afghan winter
Australia may be experiencing summer, albeit a wet one in places, but soldiers in Afghanistan are confronting snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures. The season has
Feb 06 2008
Condi In UK To Talk Afghanistan WIth Brown
Rice In UK To Talk Afghanistan With Brown Gordon Brown and David Miliband are to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in London as
Feb 06 2008
U.N. says Taliban set for windfall from Afghan opium crop
U.N. says Taliban set for windfall from Afghan opium crop , the world’s biggest opium producer, is set for another bumper crop in 2008,
Feb 06 2008
U.N. Warns of Huge Crop of Afghan Opium Poppies
will produce another enormous opium poppy crop this year, close to last year’s record harvest, and Europe and other regions should brace themselves for
Feb 06 2008
Tories to present confidence motion on Afghanistan
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion listens to Prime Minister Stephen Harper respond to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill
Feb 06 2008
UK to send more troops to Afghanistan
Extra firepower sent to Afghanistan as UK digs in Record deployment of paratroopers Country may be sliding to civil war Richard Norton-Taylor
Feb 06 2008
Kabul urges Tokyo to consider aid team
Kabul urges Tokyo to consider aid team Afghanistan’s visiting foreign minister urged Tokyo on Tuesday to consider sending a team comprised mainly of civilian