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France's expedited exit from Afghanistan frays U.S.-led coalition
Sacramento Bee By LAURA KING The announcement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that his troops would sharply accelerate their departure from Afghanistan cast a harsh light on potential cracks in the US-led military coalition in the country. Sarkozy Unexpectedly Calls Earlier French Troop Exit From AfghanistanTIME (blog) Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai thanks UK for 'sacrifice'BBC News No Early Pull-Out for British Troops in AfghanistanVoice of America Telegraph.co.uk -ABC Online all 1,261 news articles » |
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France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit
Sacramento Bee By JAMEY KEATEN AP PARIS — France and Afghanistan agree NATO should speed up by a year its timetable for handing all combat operations to Afghan forces in 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, raising new questions about the unity of the … France to withdraw from Afghanistan early: Nicolas SarkozyTimes of India France to withdraw from Afghanistan early: SarkozyThe Express Tribune France to Resume Training, but Will Withdraw from Afghanistan Next YearVoice of America |
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Correction: Green Jobs-Veterans story
Sacramento Bee 26 story about renewable-energy jobs for military veterans, The Associated Press quoted former Marine Ben Noland as saying he served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Based on information from Noland, the story also said he served eight years … |
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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1735
Sacramento Bee 20, 2011, at least 1735 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is five less than the Defense Department's tally, … |
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Iran summons Afghan diplomat over US drone flight
Sacramento Bee AP TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has summoned the Afghan ambassador to protest the violation of its airspace by a US surveillance drone that took off from neighboring Afghanistan. The official IRNA news agency says Obeidollah Obeid was called to the Foreign … Afghan envoy summoned over US dronePress TV Iran Shows Downed Spy Drone as US Assesses Technology LossBusinessWeek APNewsBreak: AP source: Video shows lost droneHouston Chronicle Commentary -Tulsa World all 393 news articles » |
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Iran summons Afghan diplomat over US drone flight
Sacramento Bee AP TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has summoned the Afghan ambassador to protest the violation of its airspace by a US surveillance drone that took off from neighboring Afghanistan. The official IRNA news agency says Obeidollah Obeid was called to the Foreign … Afghan envoy summoned over US dronePress TV Iran Shows Downed Spy Drone as US Assesses Technology LossBusinessWeek APNewsBreak: AP source: Video shows lost droneHouston Chronicle Commentary -Tulsa World all 393 news articles » |
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Afghanistan deserves to chart its future without cross-border meddling
Sacramento Bee At the latest international conference on Afghanistan, held this month in Istanbul, participants affirmed their resolve to "combat the financing, harboring, training and equipping" of terrorism. The words were directed largely at … Denying a deadly dividendThe Australian America's psy ops against PakistanFrontier Post |
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Budgetery deficiency concerns Afghanistan beyond 2014
Khaama Press By Ghanizada – Wed Nov 23, 11:21 pm Wednesday, November 23, 2011 – According to reports, during since the beginning of 2011 Afghanistan has received $15.7 billion in aid from the donor countries which makes around 92% of the Afghan government budget. … World Bank down on Afghan prospectsUPI.com |
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Afghanistan Has Big Plans for Biometric Data
Ocala KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan has many dubious distinctions on the international-rankings front: 10th-poorest, third-most corrupt, worst place to be a child, longest at war. To that may soon be added: most heavily fingerprinted. … Afghanistan Has Big Plans for Biometric DataNew York Times |
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New US Strategy On Afghanistan Hinges On Pakistan
NPR As the drawdown of American combat troops in Afghanistan nears, the US is facing an increasingly dangerous opponent. The Pakistan-based Haqqani network, allied with the Taliban, is believed to be behind a recent string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, … Afghanistan: Let's try peacekeepingDAWN.com New images of Haqqani Network operativesLong War Journal Remembering RabbaniThe Express Tribune |