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Fort Lewis troops would welcome help

Source: The Olympian

Kandahar :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 06:53:59 -0800 2009 | political-news

The News Tribune • Published December 02, 2009 For the Fort Lewis soldiers fighting in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan, President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Iraq could be welcome news. Some soldiers of 5th...

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AFGHANISTAN: USAID rejects NGO concerns over aid militarization

Source: IRIN

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 02:44:17 -0800 2009 | political-news

Should the humanitarian assistance be in effect, or perceived to be, serving purposes other than the wellbeing of the population, then the natural reaction of the opposition is to counter that strategy by targeting the assistance, the aid providers and...

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Canada gets new Afghan beat

Source: Toronto Star

Kandahar :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 01:40:52 -0800 2009 | travel-news

A gunner stands on alert in an American helicopter carrying Canadian troops over the Arghandab River in Kandahar province this summer...And the rough, dust-blown Arghandab district north of Kandahar city now belongs to Canada. Ottawa's area of operations and put...

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Afghanistan: Is Obama Administration Using "Community Organizer" ...

Source: Eurasianet

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 01:33:54 -0800 2009 | political-news

December 1 could well end up being D-Day for President Barack Obama. After an extended period of deliberation, Obama finally prepared to unveil his strategic plan for Afghanistan in a speech to be delivered at the US Military Academy at...

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Good morning Kandahar Airfield!

Source: Embassy

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Tue Dec 01 21:08:09 -0800 2009 | political-news

Some regulars on the diplomatic circuit may have noticed Chatter House has not been prowling as usual these past few weeks. And while a nasty case of H1N1 can account for some of that (beware of handshakes this flu season,...

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UNHCR Launches Aid to Help Poor Afghans Survive Winter

Source: Voice of America

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 07:47:43 -0800 2009 | political-news

The U.N. refugee agency says it is pre-positioning winter supplies throughout Afghanistan before the weather gets too bad and road conditions make it impossible to move to certain areas...Andrej Mahecic says supplies were strategically moved to the areas with harsh...

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Obama's Afghan Partner: Juan Cole

Posted by: northsunm32

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 07:11:30 -0800 2009 | political-news

As Cole points out Obama's partner the Afghan government has more problems than just corruption although that is certainly bad enough as many of Karzai's potential cabinet ministers are under investigation! Legislators just collect their pay and do not bother...

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Afghan Guards Out of Control

Source: Mother Jones

Kandahar :: Afghanistan | updated Tue Dec 01 16:32:36 -0800 2009 | travel-news

About twice a week, convoys up to 50 vehicles long snake westward on Highway 1 in Afghanistan , ferrying supplies to coalition bases in Helmand province. The road runs through the Maywand district in Kandahar province, where more than 30...

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President Obama, Afghanistan and US National Security

Source: Truthout

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Wed Dec 02 08:59:55 -0800 2009 | travel-news

President Barack Obama announced last night that he will send 30,000 additional U.S. soldiers and marines to Afghanistan over the next seven months and that additional resources will be used to train Afghan security forces and bolster the Afghan government....

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Ask James Murray

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Kandahar :: Afghanistan | updated Tue Dec 01 12:48:48 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news

Friday The National On Demand (10-minute update) 6 p.m. Live stream 9 p.m. Full broadcast 10 p.m. Saturday Live stream 5 p.m. Full broadcast 6 p.m. Sunday Live stream 9 p.m. Full broadcast 10 p.m. * All times are listed...

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