28 November 2008

'Canadian Troops Complete Large Operation In Southern Afghanistan', CBC News, 28 November 2008

EXCERPT: "Canadian soldiers have just completed one of their largest operations ever in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 insurgent fighters and capturing several others, according to the Canadian military. Operation Janubi Tapu 2 ? or 'southern vulture' ? was aimed at reducing the ability of the insurgents to attack Kandahar...

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28 November 2008

'Afghanistan Not In Crisis: UN Security Council', AFP, 28 November 2008

EXCERPT: "Afghanistan is not in a security crisis and disillusionment and recriminations about its situation should be avoided, a UN Security Council team said at the end of a three-day assessment tour. There were even reasons for 'cautious optimism,' the delegation told reporters before wrapping up a visit which comes as attacks linked to the insurgency...

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28 November 2008

'Afghans Riot In Kabul After Civilian Killed', Swissinfo, 28 November 2008

EXCERPT: "Dozens of angry Afghans pelted police with stones after a U.S. military vehicle struck a van and one civilian was killed and three wounded in the Afghan capital Friday, officials and witnesses said. Seething resentment against the presence of some 65,000 foreign troops is growing in Afghanistan after scores of Afghan civilians have been killed...

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28 November 2008

'Britain To Consider Afghanistan Troop Request', The Associated Press, 28 November 2008

EXCERPT: "Britain will carefully examine any request from the incoming U.S. administration to send more troops to Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an interview published Friday. The U.K. government had previously said it should first be up to other allies to provide additional personnel as NATO seeks to increase its...

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