Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterU.N. says security in Afghanistan may worsen in 2009 (Reuters)
Published 3/13/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
Reuters - Security in Afghanistan has deteriorated and may worsen this year in the face of a renewed Taliban insurgency, the U.N. chief said in a report published Friday.
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