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The essential elements could probably depart with a few hours’ notice, while the rest scatter. Elsewhere:. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Owen sits on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft while flying over the mountains of Afghanistan after an airdrop... Full Article at Truth Dig
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While the Obama administration is drafting a timeline for the withdrawal of some U.S. troops from Afghanistan beginning next year, its targets are conditional on "success," the officials said. Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special envoy to... Full Article at McClatchy
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (L) walks past U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke during the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer... View Photo »
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We appreciate this issue. We recognize its importance ... But it must go hand in hand with security success. It is not an alternative to the military campaign. It requires military success to make progress.
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(R) of Arizona added that NATO "can’t allow this to be Obama’s war," saying it is "all our war." Senator McCain predicted that 2010 "will be a tough year, casualties will go up… it is the toughest period of conflict…we should tell our allies." Clarifications... Full Article at AXcess News
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Richard Holbrooke, the special U.S. representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, denied recent media reports alleging "secret" U.S. meetings with Taliban representatives. Speaking at a security conference in Munich Sunday, Holbrooke said Washington appreciates... Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org
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Richard Holbrooke, the special U.S. representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, denied recent media reports alleging "secret" U.S. meetings with Taliban representatives. Speaking in Munich Sunday, Holbrooke said Washington appreciates Afghan government efforts... Full Article at Voice of America
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Germany's Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (L) talks to Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 6, 2010. View Photo »
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It matters when Secretary Hillary Clinton or Ambassador Richard Holbrooke come to the region. We want to see more of them
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Holbrooke said any Taliban fighter willing to reconcile has to sever ties with al-Qaeda [File: GALLO/GETTY] Washington is not in "direct contact" with the Taliban as part of efforts to reintegrate anti-government fighters, the US envoy for Afghanistan has... Full Article at Al Jazeera
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MUNICH, Germany – Washington is not in "direct contact" with the Taliban as part of efforts after January's London conference on Afghanistan to re-integrate insurgents, US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Sunday. "The press, since London, has been kind of obsessed... Full Article at NewsMax
About Richard Holbrooke
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Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (born April 24, 1941), Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration, is a top-ranking American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. He is also the only person to have held the Assistant Secretary of State position for two different... Full Article
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (L) walks past U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke during the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6,...
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U.S. special representative Richard Holbrooke arrives for the Afghanistan Conference at Lancaster House in central London, Thursday Jan. 28, 2010. Major world powers opened talks Thursday seeking an end to the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke listens during hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 21, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine 'Civilian Strategy for Afghanistan:...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (L) talks to an aide as he waits for his part of the hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 21, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21: British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband (2nd R) shakes hands with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (R) after Miliband finished his part of the hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations...
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Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department, listens at right, as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan...
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U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, center, with US ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer, right, talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. A photograph of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi...
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U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, shakes hand with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan, 18, 2010. A photograph of India's peace icon Mahatma Gandhi is seen on the wall.
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U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, shakes hand with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan.18, 2010.
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Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, (L) and Kabul University Professor Taher Hashimi speak at a townhall meeting in Kabul January 17, 2010.
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Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, speaks during an answers and questions session in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.
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Richard Holbrooke, left, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, gestures with the Afghan produced pomegranate juice during an answers and questions session with Mohammad Taher Hashimi, a teacher of the political and law faculty of Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday,...
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In this image released by the US Embassy in Kabul made on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, Richard Holbrooke, left, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, shakes hands with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The United States' special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, left, talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. Holbrooke is visiting Pakistan to discuss the ongoing operations against al-Qaida...
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The United States' special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, shakes with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, center, as Pakistan's Defense Minister Chaudary Ahmed Mukhtar, right, looks on prior to their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan....
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, gestures during a meeting as Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, right, and Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan is seen, left, after inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
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Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, talks to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, front, at the Afghan Foreign Ministry after inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. General Stanley McChrystal (L), head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, arrives at the Kabul International airport before the arrival of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on November 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is her first trip...
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Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChystal, left, and Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, wait for the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 18,...
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U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, looks on during a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, unseen,in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan.18, 2010. A photograph of India's peace icon Mahatma Gandhi is seen on the wall.
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India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (R) gestures to Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, before their meeting in New Delhi January 18, 2010. Easing tension between India and Pakistan would help Western efforts in Afghanistan, but it is up...
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Mohammad Taher Hashimi, right, a teacher of the political and law faculty of Kabul University, questions Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan during an answers and questions session in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.
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In this image released by the US Embassy in Kabul made on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, left, meets with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Germany's Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (L) talks to Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 6, 2010.
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