Afghanistan

Pressure mounts in Afghanistan

reuters.com     12 hrs ago   4 related          

Sep. 4 - U.S. and NATO forces face an intensifying insurgency, making Afghanistan a deadlier place than Iraq for U.S. troops....                    

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German anti-war poster hails soldier's death

iht.com     23 hrs ago   8 related          

Germany's defense minister has condemned as an insult to the country's troops an anti-war poster that calls the death of a soldier in Afghanistan a "step to disarmament." Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung was quoted by the...                    

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Afghanistan Ops Update

globalsecurity.org     19 hrs ago   2 related          

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2008 – Coalition forces have positively identified five Taliban subcommanders killed during operations over the past month in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province. Qari Nejat, along with...                    

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Zardari says fighting terror is Pakistan priority

iht.com     22 hrs ago   13 related          

Parliament passed resolutions Thursday condemning an American-led attack in Pakistani territory after the government summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the unusually bold raid. It killed at least 15 people, officials...                    

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NATO, Afghans to coordinate to avoid civilian deaths

reuters.com     17 hrs ago   3 related          

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday they needed to coordinate more closely to avoid civilian casualties in operations against militants, an alliance spokesman said. More than 500 civilians have...                    

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W.Bank urges better aid to fight food, fuel squeeze

finanznachrichten.de     19 hrs ago   21 related          

ACCRA , Sept 4 (Reuters) - High fuel and food prices are threatening millions with poverty and the world needs to find more flexible and effective ways of delivering aid to fight this 'double jeopardy', the World Bank...                    

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Canada Helps Eradicate Polio in Sub-Saharan Africa and Afghanistan

gc.ca     18 hrs ago   2 related          

Ottawa – The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced today Canada’s support towards eradicating polio in sub-Saharan Africa and Afghanistan, in partnership with Rotary International....                    

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Reportlinker.com: Get a Deep Insight into The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2008-2018

marketwire.com     21 hrs ago   1 related          

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2008-2018 http://www.reportlinker.com/p091990/The-Emerging-UMV-and-UGV-Markets-2008-2018.html The continuous evolution of unmanned vehicle systems...                    

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ISAF rejects reports on conducting cross-border operations

xinhuanet.com     23 hrs ago   2 related          

KABUL, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Thursday rejected recent media reports that ISAF conducted operations in Pakistan as "completely false". "The ISAF mission is to...                    

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Heroin worth Rs 50 cr seized in Amritsar

indiatimes.com     12 hrs ago   4 related          

NEW DELHI: In one of its biggest drug seizures in the last 10 years, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has confiscated a consignment of 54 kg of Afghan variety heroin, worth almost Rs 50 crore, in Amritsar....                    

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