Gordon Brown will host international talks in London in the New Year to formulate an exit strategy from the Afghan conflict. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com ... afghan afghanistan "gordon brown" "prime minister" "british army"
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President Barack Obama has rejected the Afghan war options presented to him, and wants them revised as a way of combining the best of each. (Nov. 12) ... "pol obama-afghan" obama revised afghan options
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Indonesian authorities opened fire on a boat crammed full of Afghan asylum seekers, wounding two, after demanding a bribe the Afghans could not afford to pay,
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In Afghanistan, the Government of President Karzai is riddled with corruption. As Mandy Clark reports, many wonder how can Karzai fight corruption when his advisors are accused of crimes? ... cbsepisode afghanistan afghan corruption continues mandy clark karzai election officials
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During its storied history, soldiers with the French Foreign Legion have fought in many far-flung places. Now it has 750 men operating in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s International Security Force. (Nov. 14) ... "afghan foreign legion" fabled foreign legion finds war fight
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President Barack Obama won’t accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes as concerns soar over the ability of the Afghan government to secure its own country one day. (Nov. 12) ... "obama afghanistan" obama asks afghan options
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According to a new study, the number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll
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President Barack Obama, facing withering criticism for a prolonged decision-making process on Afghanistan, asserted Friday he doesn’t want the next move to be seen as an "open-ended commitment." (13 November, 2009)
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President Barack Obama, facing withering criticism for a prolonged decision-making process on Afghanistan, asserted Friday he doesn’t want the next move to be seen as an "open-ended commitment." (Nov. 13)
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According to British newspaper the Telegraph, a former UK Army officer says the Afghan National Police have been penetrated by the Taliban “at every level.”
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