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Colvin refutes Afghan detainee testimony
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... 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. ... Comment?
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NATO chief asks for Russian help in Afghanistan
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. Comment?
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Pakistani court throws out amnesty for Zardari, allies
... 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 ... Comment?
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Top US army official: al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders in Pakistan - Summary
... 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 ... Comment?
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BNP Mep questions Taliban place on terror group list
... 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 ... Comment?
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Guardian team released by kidnappers
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 . Comment?
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Karzai defends convicted mayor
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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. Comment?
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Canada's military budget at 60-year high: Study
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. Comment?
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Diplomat fires back over Afghan detainee torture
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. Comment?
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Colvin says he was obligated to bring Afghan detainee torture to light
Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin testifies before the Commons Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Nov. Comment?
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Terror monitor: Tape of captured US soldier due
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. Comment?
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Terrorist Group To Release Tape Of Captured U.S. Soldier
A terrorism monitoring group says the Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan. Comment?
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Leaders set to arrive in Copenhagen
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. Comment?
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Detainee whistleblower blasts back at Tories on torture
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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. Comment?
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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. Comment?
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Terror monitor: Taliban to release video of captured U.S. soldier
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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. Comment?
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Soldiers spread joy of giving in Afghanistan
... 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 ... Comment?
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Pakistan court kills amnesty that covers president
... 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 ... Comment?
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Team America or Commandos in Afghanistan? We Report, You Decide
... 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 ... Comment?
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Colonel: U.S. Failed to Get Best Planes, Best Bombs, and Best Plans into Afghan Fight
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 . Comment?
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