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  • October 2008

    • Afghanistan Sinking Into Chaos

      New York Times  |  Oct 9, 08 2:47 AM CDT

      Afghanistan Sinking Into Chaos

      (Newser) - A soon-to-be released classified report on Afghanistan paints a grim picture of a nation sliding into chaos, the New York Times reports. The report—the most detailed from American intelligence services in years—reveals that rampant corruption and the booming heroin trade has seriously destabilized the country as militants based in Pakistan step up  assaults. The US plans to ask NATO allies today to send more troops to shore up security, reports Reuters. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • Afghanistan war  • insurgency

    • US Airstrike Killed 30 Afghan Civilians: Inquiry

      New York Times  |  Oct 8, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      US Airstrike Killed 30 Afghan Civilians: Inquiry

      (Newser) - A US military inquiry puts the number of Afghan civilians killed in an August 22 raid at more than 30, the New York Times reports, down from the 90 the Afghan government had claimed. The airstrike on Azizabad, a suspected Taliban stronghold, was condemned by the Afghan government. The US had initially said that only 5 to 7 innocents were killed, and continues to consider the operation legitimate. More »

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      Afghanistan  • US military  • Hamid Karzai  • civilian casualties  • airstrike  • inquiry  • David McKiernan

    • Germany Ups Afghan Force, Debates Talking to Taliban

      Der Spiegel  |  Oct 7, 08 3:24 PM CDT

      Germany Ups Afghan Force, Debates Talking to Taliban

      (Newser) - Germany’s government decided today to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan and to keep its forces there for 14 more months, Der Spiegel reports. But as Angela Merkel’s government recommits to the fight, the German press argues over whether a radical change in strategy—including diplomatic engagement with the Taliban—is necessary. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Germany  • War on Terror  • Angela Merkel  • Hamid Karzai  • coalition forces

    • Afghan Leader's Brother Tied to Drug Trade: US

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      Afghan Leader's Brother Tied to Drug Trade: US

      (Newser) - The White House believes that the brother of Afghanistan’s US-backed president has ties to the country’s heroin trade, the New York Times reports. Hamid Karzai insists there is no firm proof against his brother, who calls himself a “victim of vicious politics.” But numerous reports from Washington and Kabul link Ahmed Wali Karzai to traffickers, insiders say. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Bush administration  • Taliban  • drugs  • White House  • Hamid Karzai  • heroin  • counternarcotics

  • September 2008

    • Palin Meets World Leaders

      New York Times  |  Sep 23, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      Palin Meets World Leaders

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin sought to ease concerns about her foreign policy experience by holding her first-ever meetings today with heads of state, the New York Times reports. Palin sat down for private conversations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, and also with Henry Kissinger and national security chief Mike McConnell. "I found her quite a capable woman," said Karzai. "She asked the right questions on Afghanistan." More »

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      Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • Hamid Karzai  • Alvaro Uribe  • Henry Kissinger

    • Palin Reconsiders, Lets Press Tag Along at UN Meetings

      Associated Press  |  Sep 23, 08 2:17 PM CDT

      Palin Reconsiders, Lets Press Tag Along at UN Meetings

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin gave in to protests from reporters today and allowed them to observe meetings with world leaders at the United Nations, the AP reports; her staff had earlier said only photographers and a TV crew would be invited to sessions with Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai and Columbia's Alvaro Uribe. A campaign spokeswoman, after earlier saying the restrictions were not open to debate, called the incident “miscommunication.” More »

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      Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • Hamid Karzai  • Alvaro Uribe  • American media  • McCain-Palin  • campaign press corps

    • Taliban Surges Back With New Battle Plan

      Washington Post  |  Sep 20, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Taliban Surges Back With New Battle Plan

      (Newser) - Today’s Taliban bears little resemblance to the incompetent barefoot mullahs the US ousted 7 years ago. In the past year, the Taliban has reinvented itself as a confident, well-armed militia with a mighty propaganda machine, the Washington Post reports. “This is not the Taliban of Emirate times,” said one aide from the old regime. “They are more educated, and they don't punish people for having CDs or cassettes.” More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • Islamic law

    • Gates Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan

      Associated Press  |  Sep 17, 08 12:43 PM CDT

      Gates Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan

      (Newser) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Afghanistan today, apologized for recent civilian casualties from military operations, the AP reports. While the US strives for precision in airstrikes against Taliban insurgents, “it is clear that we have to work even harder,” Gates said—even as the coalition commander said the reliance on air power was due to an inadequate force on the ground. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Robert Gates  • Hamid Karzai  • civilian casualties  • airstrike  • apology

    • Pakistan's Zardari Sworn In

      Associated Press  |  Sep 9, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Pakistan's Zardari Sworn In

      (AP) - Asif Ali Zardari took office as Pakistan's new president today, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems. Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai was present at a brief ceremony to swear in the widower of assassinated ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, his presence an imposing reminder of Zardari’s task ahead. "We are in the eye of the storm," Zardari said later. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • terrorism  • Benazir Bhutto  • Asif Ali Zardari  • Hamid Karzai

    • Karzai Vows Punishment for Deadly US Raid

      Associated Press  |  Sep 4, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Karzai Vows Punishment for Deadly US Raid

      (Newser) - President Hamid Karzai vowed to punish those responsible for killing as many as 90 civilians in a raid last month by US and Afghan commandos, saying Afghanistan’s relationship with “the foreigners got worst,” the AP reports. The US and NATO claim at least 30 militants and no more than seven civilians died Aug. 22; the UN backs Karzai’s figures. More »

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      NATO  • Hamid Karzai  • Afghanistan war  • civilian casualties  • soldiers

  • August 2008