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  1. Colvin refutes Afghan detainee testimonyRead the original story w/Photo

    4 min ago | National Post

    ... attempts by top ministers and officials to discredit him. "Mr. Colvin is a brave Canadian who risked his life in Afghanistan." Mr. Harris and Paul Dewar, the NDP foreign affairs critic, said it is time for a public inquiry into the affair. Mr. ...

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News

  2. NATO chief asks for Russian help in AfghanistanRead the original story

    4 min ago | Reuters

    NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen asked Russia on Wednesday to give the Western military alliance more help in Afghanistan but failed to get an immediate pledge of assistance from the Kremlin.

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    Related Topix: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), World News, Asia, Vladimir Putin

  3. Pakistani court throws out amnesty for Zardari, alliesRead the original story

    5 min ago | Reuters

    ... States is keen to see Pakistan widen its battle against homegrown Taliban as part of its efforts to stabilize Afghanistan but political troubles could distract the government from the campaign. The ruling meant that all old cases covered by the ...

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    Related Topix: Pervez Musharraf, World News, Prison, Asia, Pakistan People's Party, Benazir Bhutto

  4. Top US army official: al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders in Pakistan - SummaryRead the original story

    5 min ago | Earth Times

    ... the Americans have claimed that most of the top Taliban leaders, including Mullah Omar, are commanding the Afghanistan insurgency from Pakistan. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said last week that his country had lacked good intelligence on bin ...

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    Related Topix: Islamabad, Pakistan, World News, Pakistan, Asia, Terrorism

  5. BNP Mep questions Taliban place on terror group listRead the original story

    6 min ago | Irish Examiner

    ... regimes and the Taliban are not even in government. a oeThey are also killing and maiming our troops in Afghanistan, for which they are quite rightly hated. a oeHowever, they would not be killing and maiming our troops if our troops were not ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, Osama bin Laden, World News, Asia

  6. Guardian team released by kidnappersRead the original story

    8 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    Award-winning foreign correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and two other journalists were held hostage for six days The award-winning Guardian foreign correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was released along with two other journalists today after being held hostage for six days in a remote region of Afghanistan .

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    Related Topix: Journalism, Asia, World News, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan

  7. Karzai defends convicted mayorRead the original story w/Photo

    9 min ago | The Times

    Comment about "Karzai defends convicted mayor" Phone Name Comment 0 Karzai defends convicted mayor Reuters Afghan President Hamid Karzai used a keynote anti-corruption speech yesterday to defend the most senior of his officials to be convicted of graft in years, a move that could anger Western backers who demand more accountability.

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    Related Topix: Hamid Karzai, World News, Asia

  8. Canada's military budget at 60-year high: StudyRead the original story

    9 min ago | Vancouver Sun

    The war in Afghanistan has helped push federal government spending in this country to a 60-year-high, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News

  9. Diplomat fires back over Afghan detainee tortureRead the original story

    11 min ago | CTV.ca

    Home : Top Stories : Diplomat fires back over Afghan detainee torture Diplomat fires back over Afghan detainee torture Viewer CTV News Channel: Roger Smith with the letter A CTV correspondent describes what was written in a 16-page letter from whistleblower Richard Colvin, a diplomat once posted to Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Travel, Afghanistan Travel

  10. Colvin says he was obligated to bring Afghan detainee torture to lightRead the original story

    11 min ago | Regina Leader Post

    Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin testifies before the Commons Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Nov.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Travel, Afghanistan Travel, Canada Travel, Ottawa, Canada Travel

  11. Terror monitor: Tape of captured US soldier dueRead the original story

    13 min ago | ABC 33/40

    A terrorism monitoring group says the Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan.SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based terrorist tracking organization, says the media arm of the Afghan Taliban made the announcement Wednesday on their Web site.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Hailey, ID

  12. Terrorist Group To Release Tape Of Captured U.S. SoldierRead the original story

    16 min ago | KEYT - News - Local

    A terrorism monitoring group says the Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan.

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  13. Leaders set to arrive in CopenhagenRead the original story

    17 min ago | Hawk Eye

    If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show for their efforts beyond a big, fat carbon footprint.

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    Related Topix: Manmohan Singh, World News, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

  14. Detainee whistleblower blasts back at Tories on tortureRead the original story w/Photo

    17 min ago | The Globe and Mail

    Detainee whistleblower blasts back at Tories on torture Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin arrives to testify at the Commons special committee on Afghanistan in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan

  15. Afghanistan Drug AddictionRead the original story

    20 min ago | CBS News

    Javed, an Afghan opium addict, injects another addict with heroin inside the bombed-out ruins of the former Russian Cultural Center on the day that he checked himself into the Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health

  16. Terror monitor: Taliban to release video of captured U.S. soldierRead the original story w/Photo

    20 min ago | KIMA

    The Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan, a U.S-based terrorism monitoring group said Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Hailey, ID

  17. Soldiers spread joy of giving in AfghanistanRead the original story

    20 min ago | Daily Times Leader

    ... torn countries, the needs of those they encounter have compelled them to take action. At Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Keith Kenne, a West Point resident and U.S. Air Force officer, participates in his camp's Volunteer Community ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, West Point, MS, US Military, US Air Force

  18. Pakistan court kills amnesty that covers presidentRead the original story

    22 min ago | MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Dolphins & More

    ... Monday in Lahore and Peshawar in the latest evidence that religious extremists who threaten to re-conquer Afghanistan also threaten the stability of Pakistan. In the eastern city of Lahore, a twin bombing at a market killed at least 34 and injured ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan, Joe Handley, Canada

  19. Team America or Commandos in Afghanistan? We Report, You DecideRead the original story

    23 min ago | Wired News

    ... on Fox for this kind of reporting, there's a more serious question here. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's strategy in Afghanistan is being sold as "population centric": It's supposed to shift emphasis away from pointless raids and refocus on protecting ...

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  20. Colonel: U.S. Failed to Get Best Planes, Best Bombs, and Best Plans into Afghan FightRead the original story

    23 min ago | Wired News

    How did the air war in Afghanistan get stuck in the sky ? It's not just the often-unproductive rules and policies for allocating air power .

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, US Military, US Air Force