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Concerns white phosphorus used in Afghan battle
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| University students shout slogans against US and foreign troops during a demonstration following US air strikes in Farah province, in Kabul. (AFP/Massoud Hossaini) |
| Concerns white phosphorus used in Afghan battle |
| AP/Yahoo | May 10, 2009 | By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Writers |
| KABUL – Doctors voiced concern over “unusual” burns on Afghan villagers wounded in an already controversial U.S.-Taliban battle, and the country’s top human rights groups said Sunday it is investigating the possibility white phosphorus was used.
The American military denied using the incendiary in the battle in Farah province — which President Hamid Karzai has said killed 125 to 130 civilians — but left open the possibility that Taliban militants did. The U.S. says Taliban fighters have used |
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Georgia accuses Russia over foiled rebellion
| A helicopter hovers above the Mukhrovani military base where some soldiers staged a mutiny, some 10 km east of Tbilisi May 5, 2009. Georgia said it put down a mutiny at a military base on Tuesday and accused Moscow of trying to foment a wider rebellion on the eve of NATO war games in the former Soviet republic.
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| Georgia accuses Russia over foiled rebellion |
| Reuters | May 06, 2009 | By Niko Mchedlishvili |
| MUKHROVANI, Georgia (Reuters) – Georgia said it put down a mutiny at a military base on Tuesday and accused Moscow of trying to foment a wider rebellion on the eve of NATO war games in the former Soviet republic. read more |
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Russia criticizes NATO Georgia war games, urges boycott
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| Russian tanks move through Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, soon after Russia’s August (2008) war with Georgia. |
| Russia criticizes NATO Georgia war games, urges boycott |
| Reuters | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday criticized NATO exercises in Georgia next month as harmful and said other countries should join Russia in boycotting them.
NATO had invited Russia to send observers to the near month-long exercises that will involve 1,300 troops from NATO members and other countries. |
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‘US strike’ on Pakistan militants
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| ‘US strike’ on Pakistan militants |
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| A suspected US missile attack has targeted a Taleban base in north-west Pakistan, say local security officials.
The attack targeted militants in the South Waziristan tribal region, close to the Afghan border, they said. |
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Europeans Offer Few New Troops for Afghanistan
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| The protests on Saturday became more violent, with the police trying to prevent demonstrators on the German side of the Rhine River from joining the more aggressive ones on the French side.
Photo: Axel Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
| Europeans Offer Few New Troops for Afghanistan |
| NY Times | Apr 05, 2009 | By STEVEN ERLANGER and HELENE COOPER |
| STRASBOURG, France — With protesters raging outside, NATO leaders on Saturday gave a tepid troop commitment to President Obama’s escalating campaign in Afghanistan, mostly committing soldiers only to a temporary security duty. read more |
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| A French border station was set ablaze by protesters on Friday.
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| This year’s summit meeting has been fractious both inside the hall and outside with President Obama’s request for more troops in Afghanistan and the search for a new secretary general.
Photo: Yoan Valat/European Pressphoto Agency |
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Lahore Attack: an Object Lesson in the Horrors to Come
Reuters Wed, Mar 4 Pakistan policemen stand guard outside Gaddafi stadium after a shooting in Lahore March 3, 2009. Pakistani police hunted on Wednesday for gunmen who mounted the bold attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in Lahore and officials scrambled to figure out who was behind it. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
Lahore Attack: an Object Lesson in the Horrors to Come
The Intelligence Daily | Apr 06, 2009 | By Tom Burghardt
Monday’s brazen assault on a police academy in Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city and cultural capital, is a grim reminder that the “killing season” has begun in earnest across Central- and South Asia.
At least 13 police recruits were killed and another 100 wounded, according to Dawn.
The Lahore assault followed the horrific Jamrud mosque suicide bombing March 27 in the Khyber Agency that killed upwards of 80 people during Friday prayers.. . . read more
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Europeans Offer Few New Troops for Afghanistan
The protests on Saturday became more violent, with the police trying to prevent demonstrators on the German side of the Rhine River from joining the more aggressive ones on the French side. Photo: Axel Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Europeans Offer Few New Troops for Afghanistan
NY Times | Apr 05, 2009 | By STEVEN ERLANGER and HELENE COOPER
STRASBOURG, France — With protesters raging outside, NATO leaders on Saturday gave a tepid troop commitment to President Obama’s escalating campaign in Afghanistan, mostly committing soldiers only to a temporary security duty.. . . read more
A French border station was set ablaze by protesters on Friday. Photo: Carsten Koall/Getty Images
This year’s summit meeting has been fractious both inside the hall and outside with President Obama’s request for more troops in Afghanistan and the search for a new secretary general. Photo: Yoan Valat/European Pressphoto Agency
NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Despite a reduced poppy harvest, Afghanistan still produces more than 90% of the world’s heroin. (Paula Bronstein, Getty Images)
NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Heroin Trade; Take action against operations tied to insurgency Tom Blackwell, National Post Published: Monday, November 17, 2008
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Somali pirates transform villages into boomtowns
AP – This undated picture made at an unknown location shows the the MV Sirius Star a Saudi oil supertanker …
Somali pirates transform villages into boomtowns
By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, Associated Press Writer – Wed Nov 19, 10:16 am ET
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women — even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages.
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NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Despite a reduced poppy harvest, Afghanistan still produces more than 90% of the world’s heroin. (Paula Bronstein, Getty Images)
NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Heroin Trade; Take action against operations tied to insurgency Tom Blackwell, National Post Published: Monday, November 17, 2008
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