msnbc.msn.com - 2/18/2009
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KABUL - The number of Afghan civilians killed in armed conflict surged to a record 2,118 people last year as the Afghan war turned increasingly bloody, the U.N. said in a new report Tuesday. Insurgents were responsible for 55 percent of the deaths, but U.S., NATO and Afghan forces killed 39 ...
nytimes.com - 2/17/2009
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WASHINGTON -- President Obama said Tuesday that he
would send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan...
this spring and summer, putting his stamp firmly on a war that he has long complained is going in the wrong direction. The order will add ...
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Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops
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nsnetwork.org - 2/19/2009
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PRINCIPLES FOR AN AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY As the Obama
Administration begins a 60-day review of its Afghanistan strategy,...
a diverse group of progressive experts in development, counter-terrorism, regional politics and US politics came together to ...
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Principles for an Afghanistan Strategy
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Obama Orders 17,000 US Troops to Afghanistan
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... , on the grounds that "the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan demands urgent attention". Civilian deaths from political violence increased about 40% in 2008 over 2007, reaching over 2000. They will be sent to the Pushtun south and east of the country, where guerrilla fighting is expected to pick up with the advent of warm weather. The BBC says, "The deployment will be made up of 8,000 marines, and 4,000 army soldiers, plus another 5,000 support staff." The Marines will begin arriving in May. ...
Into the Frying Pan
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... AP News reported yesterday that the U.N. said in a new report that “the number of Afghan civilians killed in armed conflict surged to a record 2,118 people last year as the Afghan war turned increasingly bloody.” ...
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