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Sat. November 21, 2009

Obama Weighs Troop Increase in Afghanistan

U.S. News & World Report
November 20, 2009

"The president believes that we need to make clear to the Afghan government that our commitment is not open-ended," a White House spokesman said. ...

ANALYSIS-Pakistan worries over new us Afghan strategy

Reuters
November 20, 2009

"We have concerns that Taliban may try to cross into Pakistan if violence increased after the new deployment," said the official who is involved in Afghan ...

Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws - UK minister

Reuters
November 20, 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted British troops are in Afghanistan to protect Britain from terrorism. He said earlier this month that Britain and ...

Pakistan: Fears of Militant Influx After Afghan Buildup

New York Times
November 20, 2009

By AP Pakistan expressed fear friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and ...

The elephant in India and Iran's room

Asia Times Online
November 20, 2009

The two also "exchanged useful notes on the shared problem of terrorism emanating from the Pakistan-Afghanistan belt", an official in India's Ministry of ...

Pakistan wants US to share Afghan roadmap

Xinhua
November 20, 2009

The prime minister emphasized that the US must fully share the contours of its road map towards Afghanistan and ensures incorporation of Pakistan's input in ...

A who's who of officials named in Richard Colvin's testimony

CBC.ca
November 20, 2009

Position: Former deputy minister of the federal government's Afghan Task Force, now Canada's ambassador to China. Response to Colvin's testimony: CBC ...

Suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills 16 in Afghanistan marketplace

Los Angeles Times
November 20, 2009

Coalition forces, including Afghan and American troops, have sought to break the stranglehold in Farah. Local officials said a Taliban commander and several ...

Obama Seeks to Reset Ties with Karzai

CBS News
November 20, 2009

But one Afghan official asserted to Journalists that Holbrooke pushed Karzai to agree to a second round before all of the ballots were counted. ...

Clem's Chronicles: Hasan's Emails/FAA outage/Afghanistan

ABC News
November 19, 2009

Just as critical is Karzai's support of Afghan Security Forces. His inauguration comes as President Obama is making his final decision on whether to send ...

Three killed in latest bomb blast in Pakistan city

Reuters
November 19, 2009

Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan, has borne the brunt of the attacks perpetrated by Taliban militants in recent ...

Afghan minister: Taliban can be defeated

CNN International
November 19, 2009

(CNN) -- The war in Afghanistan is winnable, and corruption will be fought, Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told CNN's Christiane Amanpour ...

Krishna has 'informal' meeting with Qureshi

Daily News & Analysis
November 19, 2009

Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta had hosted a luncheon for the visiting dignitaries. Krishna, who was seated next to Qureshi, had a brief chat ...

US Defense Secretary Urges Against Afghan Withdrawal Timeline

Voice of America
November 19, 2009

A day earlier, while emphasizing Britain's commitment to preventing the return of militant rule in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Brown said he wants an ...

Defence Minister Peter MacKay denies knowledge of torture

DigitalJournal.com
November 19, 2009

The Bloc said the meeting of the special committee for the House on Afghanistan was the appropriate place to hear concerns about the treatment of Afghan ...

US warming ties with Karzai

Washington Post
November 19, 2009

But instead of revisiting old disputes, Karzai brought in several cabinet ministers to talk about development and security. He explained details of a new ...

US missile hits militants in Pakistan tribal area: officials

Malaysia Kini
November 19, 2009

At least four militants were killed and five others wounded in a US drone missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said ...

Edinburgh meeting makes NATO action plan for Afghanistan more vivid

Xinhua
November 19, 2009

While the NATO Defense Ministers' meeting in Slovakia last month had shown support for troop surge in Afghanistan, the fresh meeting has added more elements ...

India, US along with other states discuss way ahead for Afghanistan

Daily News & Analysis
November 19, 2009

The foreign ministers' roundtable discussion took place at the Stor Palace in the premises of the Afghan foreign ministry after the swearing in of Hamid ...

Fact finders are to visit Afghanistan

JoongAng Daily
November 19, 2009

According to another official, the military delegation will visit the province of Parwan, north of the capital city Kabul. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Yu ...

Whereabouts of Fazlullah being investigated

DAWN.com
November 19, 2009

He said Fazlullah had used an Afghan phone number, but there was a possibility that he was not in Afghanistan. The minister said the Afghan government would ...

Obama signals an endgame in Afghan war

Sydney Morning Herald
November 19, 2009

Instead, the officials said, the Administration wants the Pentagon to identify important milestones for Afghanistan to reach, in its governance and the ...

Afghan Minister Rejects Charges Of Corruption

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
November 19, 2009

Afghan Minister for Mines and Industry Ibrahim Adel says he has proof the copper tender was transparent. Kabul -- An Afghan government official has rejected ...

Report: Afghan Minister Accepted $30 Million Bribe

Voice of America
November 18, 2009

By VOA News A news report published Wednesday says Afghanistan's minister of mines is accused of accepting an approximately $30 million bribe. ...

Germany extends Afghanistan mission

CNN International
November 18, 2009

German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (center) speaks with German soldiers in Kunduz last week. Berlin, Germany (CNN) -- The German Cabinet has ...

Afghanistan ranked 2nd-most-corrupt nation

Dallas Morning News
November 18, 2009

More troops pledged: Slovakia will double the size of its 246-member contingent of soldiers in Afghanistan, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Tuesday ...

US Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009

Reuters
November 18, 2009

The findings, released as President Barack Obama inches toward a decision to send up to 40000 additional troops to Afghanistan, show the number of ...

Helmand to get more Afghan troops

BBC News
November 18, 2009

The prime minister also told MPs he expected more countries to announce in the next few days they would increase their troop numbers in Afghanistan. ...

Pakistani troops kill 11 militants in north-west

Monsters and Critics.com
November 18, 2009

... and eight soldiers injured during two separate clashes in Pakistan's restive north-western region near Afghanistan, security officials said Wednesday. ...

Germany eyes Afghan exit road map by 2013 - minister

Reuters India
November 18, 2009

MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) - The German government wants a framework for the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan to become "visible" in this ...

Zardari, Clinton arrive in Kabul for Karzai inauguration (Roundup)

Monsters and Critics.com
November 18, 2009

Hundreds of foreign dignitaries, including heads of states and foreign ministers as well as Afghan officials are expected to attend the event. ...

Afghan officials worried over bold attack in east

WGME
November 17, 2009

Kabul (AP) -- An Afghan official says yesterday's rocket attack that killed 14 civilians highlights why NATO has been unable to defeat the Taliban in the ...

World's most corrupt nations? Afghanistan at No. 2

Christian Science Monitor
November 17, 2009

the US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, expressed doubts to President Barack Obama about sending additional troops to the Afghan war given the ...

Poll finds guarded optimism on Obama's Afghanistan plan

Washington Post
November 17, 2009

Stanley A. McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan, has requested about 40000 additional troops to fight the Taliban insurgency, but other officials ...

Paying Off The Warlords

CBS News
November 17, 2009

Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani summed up the whole profitably corrupt system that has run Afghanistan into a cul-de-sac this way. ...

Army's record suicide rate 'horrible,' general says

Washington Post
November 17, 2009

army officials say they appear to be getting a handle on the problem, but they also admit that suicides among soldiers this year will likely top last year's ...

Military base eyed for Afghanistan

JoongAng Daily
November 17, 2009

According to the Foreign Ministry, the Korean officials had discussions with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Defense Minister Abdul ...