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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Gordon Brown won headlines for announcing a timetable that will probably not get British troops out any faster The great irony of Gordon Brown's announcement last week of a plan to hand over Afghan territory to local control, according to his Nato colleagues, is that British troops are likely to be among the last to benefit from it. At an informal meeting of Nato officials and analysts in the eastern...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
When Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Thursday and the world was watching to make sure he said all the right things, I was looking at my old friend to see if he meant them.
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The Captain's Journal (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
From Reuters: KABUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a “Loya Jirga”, or grand council meeting, aiming to seek peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman said on Sunday. The plans signal a more public effort to engage with militants during Karzai’s second term as leader, measures that Washington [...]
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
When President Obama demanded this month that Afghan President Hamid Karzai tackle government corruption, no one welcomed the ...
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Canadian Cynic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Once upon a time, I was told that having a publicly pessimistic and defeatist attitude was really, really, really bad for our troops. Uh oh : One year to turn Afghanistan around, Hillier says HALIFAX–Western forces have just over a year to turn around the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, or the decade-long military effort could be lost, Canada's former top soldier says... "We've got...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
When there is no good solution to a problem, a president has three options. One is to avoid the problem. The second is to pick the least bad of the available options. The third is to mix and match among the proposed solutions and minimize the long-term damage any decision will cause. Afghanistan has presented President Barack Obama with exactly this situation, and he is soon likely to settle on something...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Afghan government plans to boost army and police numbers massively have been greeted with scepticism by diplomats and military experts who say the figures are too ambitious. Afghanistan lacks the capacity to recruit and train men in large enough numbers, they said, despite a pledge by President Hamid Karzai to take over the nation's security from foreign troops by the end of his new five-year term....
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taliban-led insurgents marked the first days of President Hamid Karzai's second term with a series of suicide strikes and a rocket attack on a Kabul hotel.
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hamid Karzai tolerates corruption, accommodates warlords, is not doing enough against drug trafficking and looks the other way when it comes to the Taliban. That's...
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Timpu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kabul, Nov. 22 (ANI): Two ministers in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s cabinet are facing arrests on theft and fraud charges, as investigators in the country’s newly set-up anti-corruption force have gathered sufficient evidence against the two ministers. Click Here To Read the Full Post
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Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two ministers in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's cabinet are facing arrests on theft and fraud charges, as investigators in the country's newly set-up anti-corruption force have gathered
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baithak (Free subscription) | yesterday
An accused Plotter, Today, Mr. Headley is an Islamic fundamentalist who once liked to get high. He has a traditional Pakistani wife, who lives with their children in Chicago, but also an American girlfriend, a makeup artist in New York, according to a relative and friends. Depending on the setting, he alternates between the name he adopted in the United States, David Headley, and the Urdu one he was...
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Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
LOS ANGELES TIMES 11/19/09 To succeed in Afghanistan, we must fail The Afghan government must take responsibility for its own survival. Gerard Russell Writing From Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration today will be a somber affair. Gray storm clouds are slowly replacing the blue skies, and the sour tang of charcoal smoke hangs in the air. The mood among the internationals...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has called Afghan President Hamid Karzai an "unworthy partner" and warned that Congress cannot fund an expanded military mission or civilian investment to Afghanistan without a "reliable" ally in Kabul.
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Truthdig (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
The British foreign secretary visited Kabul this week and had a stark warning for opponents of British troops in Afghanistan: The Afghan government could fall apart within weeks of NATO pulling out, if the coalition decided to leave the country. The Guardian: The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today as he urged British opponents of the...
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