People's Daily Online 3 weeks ago

French FM stresses pragmatic strategy on Afghanistan

In a startling statement, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday that it is difficult for the international coalition "to occupy Afghanistan or to defeat Taliban" in Afghanistan. Full Article at People's Daily Online

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  1. U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen testifies at a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Afghanistan war on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 2, 2009.
  2. KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 2: U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, speaks to the military at the US base Kandahar Airfield December 2, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C), U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen (R) and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) testify before the House Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 2: U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, speaks to the military at the US base Kandahar Airfield December 2, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  5. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Caganers of Presidente Obama (L) and Presidentz Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on sale in stores Christmas at Plaza Mayor on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  6. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L)and Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) arrive at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  8. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 02: A Policemen with the Afghan National Police trains with the Army's Blackfoot Company 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment at the Sarhowza District Center on December 2, 2009 near Sarhowza, Afghanistan.

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  1. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  2. Taliban Taliban
  3. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai
  4. New York Times Company New York Times Company
  5. Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner
  6. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown