President Obama has called an urgent meeting with his senior advisers this evening, as he tries to decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan. His field commanders want 40,000 more troops, which would take US manpower to well over 100,000. But this year has been the most deadly ...
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Those with wheelbarrows push piles of scrap metal, square cans of oil or luggage. Women, children and the elderly can hitch a ride as long as the small driver
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Soldiers and families have marked the 100th repatriation ceremony to take place at RAF Lyneham. The sad milestone was reached with the return of the bodies of two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Sky’s Geoff Meade reports from Wootton Bassett ... sky news repatriation 100th soldier war in ...
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In thisonline-only extra, Washington Week moderator Gwen Ifill and panel take your questions and discuss the recently-unveiled Senate health reform bill, the President’s trip to Asia, the political situation on the ground in Afghanistan and the return of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. *You*...
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iReport — The United States and its allies in Afghanistan have every resource and capability of winning the military war against the Taliban and insurgency groups. The problem is winning the political aspect of the war; winning the hearts and mind of the Afghani people. Its difficult to make a co...
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A l’occasion de l’investiture du président Hamid Karzaï, Bernard Kouchner s’est rendu à Kaboul, en Afghanistan, les 19 et 20 novembre 2009. Il a rendu visite à des troupes françaises et a souhaité observer les opérations civiles mises en place par la France. Il revient également sur le discours ...
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