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ROME (AP) -- Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said. Full Article at ReadingEagle.com
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WASHINGTON - After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. Full Article at Tampa Bay Online
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An Afghan man reads the Koran at a mosque in Kabul on October 27, 2009. View Photo »
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Are we there to stabilize Afghanistan to turn it into a democracy, or are we there to get al Qaeda, push back the Taliban and then turn it all back to the Afghans? That's the policy question
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Gordon Brown has sent 500 more troops to Afghanistan A BRITISH soldier was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, as Gordon Brown sent 500 more troops to the country. Full Article at Daily Express
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WASHINGTON — With eight years of blood and treasure already spent and perhaps his presidency hanging in the balance, President Barack Obama will tell the world Tuesday how he'll escalate the war in Afghanistan — and how he hopes his risky decision... Full Article at McClatchy
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WASHINGTON -- With eight years of blood and treasure already spent and perhaps his presidency hanging in the balance, President Barack Obama will tell the world Tuesday how he will escalate the war in Afghanistan - and how he hopes his risky decision... Full Article at Miami Herald
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United States supports the upcoming conference on supporting Afghanistan
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NEW YORK (AP) - Families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks welcome President Barack Obama's plan to deploy thousands more troops to Afghanistan as a long-overdue surge that couldwin the war. Full Article at WIS
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The British troop boost will arrive before Christmas, despite earlier promises that no more forces would be sent without a clear commitment from other Nato allies that an additional 5,000 soldiers would be sent. Full Article at Edinburgh Daily News
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Afghānistān, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country located at the heart of Asia. Full Article
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An Afghan man reads the Koran at a mosque in Kabul on October 27, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential rivals are reigniting their campaigns for a second vote, but analysts question whether a new election can be credible as calls for a government of national unity persist.
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An Afghan man reads the Koran at a mosque in Kabul on October 27, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential rivals are reigniting their campaigns for a second vote, but analysts question whether a new election can be credible as calls for a government of national unity persist.
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An internally displaced Afghan family sits inside their tent in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. According to UNHCR some 2.7 million registered Afghans refugees still remain in Pakistan and Iran.
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HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Afghan Pashtun tribal elders leave after a traditional meeting to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Afghan Pashtun tribal elders sit in a traditional meeting to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Afghan Pashtun tribal elders sit in a traditional meeting to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, Afghan women clad in burqas listen to a fortune teller in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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This Oct. 23, 2009 photo shows an Afghan girl sitting on a cement statute of a lion at the entrance of the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan.
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An Afghan man reads holy Quran as he sits next to the grave of his relative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Insurgent violence has increased across Afghanistan this year, coinciding with a boost in U.S. military numbers.
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An Afghan boy reads the holy Quran as he sits next to the grave of his relative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
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An Afghan soldier mans the machine gun on a Russian Mi-17 transport helicopter as the helicopter ferries Afghan National Army troops from Camp Bastion in Helmand province to Kandahar military base in southern Afghanistan on October 12, 2009.
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An Afghan soldier mans the machine gun on a Russian Mi-17 transport helicopter as the helicopter ferries Afghan National Army troops from Camp Bastion in Helmand province to Kandahar military base in southern Afghanistan on October 12, 2009.
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Smoke of a bombing is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. A powerful car bomb exploded in the busy center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said.
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Map of Afghanistan locates Kabul where a large blast struck the center of the capital.
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Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff Gen. Bismullah Mohammadi, right,walks with Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Walt Natynczyk, as they arrive to inspect the honor guard at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday Oct. 8, 2009.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion, members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department stand guard in front of an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, after workers discovered the building was vandalized earlier in the morning.
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Afghan boys cross a stream in Surabhi, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
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French policemen arrest sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan after an action against a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destruction' a...
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French policemen arrest sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan as they were leaving after an action against a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight ye...
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009,and threw paint and stickers in the lobby, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destr...
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in front of a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of destruction' and calling for the withd...
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion, an Air Force recruiter, second from left, talks with recruits in front of an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion. an unidentified woman walks past an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, after workers discovered red paint used to simulate blood, splattered on the front of the recruiting center building.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion, red paint, used to simulate blood, is shown on an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, after workers discovered the building was vandalized.
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United States supports the upcoming conference on supporting Afghanistan
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I don't know if he's anguished through this process ... I just think the president understands that there are a lot of different layers to our involvement in Afghanistan, how it relates to the region, what its impact is on our forces, what its impact is on our fiscal situation.
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The people of Afghanistan will not agree to negotiation which prolongs and legitimises the invader's military presence in our beloved country.
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We are living in a region which has in the recent years witnessed several wars such as the (1980-88) Iran-Iraq war, the first and second Persian Gulf war, the war in Afghanistan and the latest one in Yemen
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As President Obama said, we can’t leave Afghanistan in the hands of terrorists.
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I believe that next week we will see the American government and the rest of NATO coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so we can create the space for a political solution in Afghanistan
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While the troop levels he orders will go a long way toward defining his position, the White House has stressed that Mr. Obama’s review has gone far beyond the numbers to better define the military and civilian-aid components of the effort in Afghanistan, how they fit into efforts to combat Al Qaeda in P...
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We all see the headlines detailing the difficult and dangerous work our troops are doing each day in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. What we don't often see are the personal stories, the stories behind the headlines ... Hugs for Daddy is a true story about how one military family stayed connect...
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The president understands that the war in Afghanistan was one that he was always going to have to deal with, and I don't think that dealing with that as an issue threatens the president from also being able to deal with very important issues like the economy, like health care, and many other things that...
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fled his homeland and lived between Britain, France and Italy as an itinerant laborer in the 1990s before going to Afghanistan months before the 9/11 attacks. He fled the US invasion to Pakistan, where he was captured and sent to Guantánamo in February 2002.
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Nevertheless, our interest is certainly in ensuring that pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban [ Images ] and Al Qaeda [ Images ] elements should not be eased.... India is supportive of the efforts that are being made by the US and NATO but I do want to make it clear that we ourselves do not participate in ...
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We’re going to have a civilian trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. If our troops -- the evidence against him is going to be found in Afghanistan, there on the battlefield -- if our troops need to enter a house and they think that there’s evidence there, should they have to establish probable cause and get ...
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Obama's role is not only for India, his role is first for his country's national interest and both in terms of NATO commitment and in terms of what Afghanistan needs. As far as India is concerned, we are active in the developmental work in Afghanistan
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Obama's role is not only for India, his role is first for his country's national interest and both in terms of NATO commitment and in terms of what Afghanistan needs. As far as India is concerned, we are active in the developmental work in Afghanistan
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Vermonters in their generosity haven't just brought home these brave men and women for the holidays, they've also improved the lives of the families left behind, and in so doing improved the lives and comfort and peace of mind of the men and women going to Afghanistan
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The Zionists have instigated many wars in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gaza Strip to cover their own losses
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support the efforts of Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight terrorism, maintain domestic stability and achieve sustainable economic and social development, and support the improvement and growth of relations between India and Pakistan.
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But Americans continue to believe doing something about al-Qaeda in Afghanistan was the right thing to do.
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U.S. officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because...one official said, the White House is incensed by leaks on its Afghanistan policy that didn't originate in the White House.
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There’s no place to get concrete in Afghanistan, you have to get it from Pakistan
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agreed that stabilizing Afghanistan and preventing a return of the Taliban to power are critically important.
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The Obama administration is right to focus on fixing a faltering war in Afghanistan and shoring up a weak and unstable Pakistan. But it has been less attentive to one of the most important bipartisan achievements of the Clinton and Bush years - the creation of a long-term US friendship and partnership w...
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I don't envy President Obama making the decision about sending troops to Afghanistan ... but I don't want to send more troops over there.
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One thing that I would like to say is that we greatly welcome and support the commitment and involvement of the world community to promote peace and stability in progress in Afghanistan
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Nobody, least of all Obama, wants Afghanistan to be Obama's Iraq.
SOURCE: Globe and Mail
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