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4 hrs ago | Buffalo News

Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops

President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Military, Fort Drum, US Army, Fort Drum, NY, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

8 hrs ago | CBS News

Syria: Resistance to Israel our Duty

Leaders from 48 Islamic states met Monday in Turkey to begin an economic summit which may see its stated purpose overshadowed by some controversial guests, and the decades-old quest for peace in the Middle East.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Turkey, Abdullah Gul, Asia, Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories

13 hrs ago | WWUP-TV Cadillac

US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan's Karzai

The United States and Germany are stepping up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to implement major reforms and crack down on rampant corruption.

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18 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

Defence chiefs voice anger at 'mixed messages' on Afghanistan

Senior commanders say public not convinced British troops can succeed as MoD announces deaths of two more soldiers British troops in Helmand province, Afghanistan.Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA Growing frustration among Britain's most senior military commanders over the government's handling of the war in Afghanistan burst into the open today as they ...

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Terrorism, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Economist

Afghanistan's "re-elected" president: Karzai's tattered victory

BRINGING Afghanistan's disastrous presidential election to a close, ten weeks after the voting, the chairman of the country's Independent Election Commission said he would only accept three questions.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Barack Obama

The Washington Post

Turkey to admit Sudan leader despite Darfur charge

In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir seen during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, not pictured, in Ankara, Turkey.Turkey should arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir if he visits Istanbul because of an international warrant against him for atrocities in Darfur, human rights groups said ...

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Abdullah Gul, Asia, Afghanistan

Channelnewsasia.com

NATO, Afghanistan probe deadly 'friendly' strike

KABUL: Investigations were under way Sunday into the deaths of seven soldiers and police killed in what Afghan officials called a mis-targeted NATO air strike, one of the worst "friendly fire" incidents of an eight-year war.

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Enfield Independent

Support 'crucial' to Afghan success

Maintaining public support is "crucially important" to the success of the international military mission in Afghanistan, the senior British commander in the country has warned.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Sat Nov 07, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Karzai Must Kick Out 'Cronies' To Succeed, Kerry Says

When the main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped out of a planned runoff, it did more than end two months of election disputes.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, US Military, US Marine Corps

Rochester IMC

BTL:Karzai Government Corruption Hobbles Obama Afghan War Strategy

Karzai Government Corruption Hobbles Obama Afghan War Strategy Interview with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst, conducted by Scott Harris In a blow to Washington's efforts to restore credibility to a tainted election process, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main challenger dropped out of the presidential run off election scheduled for Nov.

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HeraldTribune.com

U.N. Relocates Foreign Staff in Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan announced plans on Thursday to relocate hundreds of foreign staff members, sending some out of the country, in the wake of a lethal attack on its workers at a guesthouse last week.

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Foreign Policy

The Avoidable Death of Afghan Democracy

Hearing the newsA of President Hamid Karzai's win by default in the Afghan election, I remembered what an Afghan friend had told meA about the death of his cousin, a tribal leader in Afghanistan's troubled south, who had endorsed and taken part in the recent election.

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Ealing Times

Lord Guthrie accused Gordon Brown of 'dithering' over sending extra troops to Afghanistan

Three former defence chiefs have launched a scathing attack on Gordon Brown's Afghanistan policy.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Military-World

Canada and allies must do better job of training Afghan police, top cop says

Canada and its international allies in Afghanistan must do a better job of developing local police officers and curbing corruption if their counter-insurgency strategy is to succeed, the senior Canadian police official in the country said Friday.

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Canada.com

Timeline: Afghan developments since 2001

Election officials on Monday declared Hamid Karzai the winner of Afghanistan's disputed presidential poll after cancelling a planned run-off. Here is a timeline of major Afghan developments since 2001.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, 9

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Rubin: America needs a Karzai strategy

The re-election of President Hamid Karzai creates new headaches for the Obama administration.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Afghanistan, Asia

Truthdig

What Option for Afghan Women?

It's been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, George Bush, State of the Union

Telegraph.co.uk

Kim Howells: Afghan killings 'blow to the heart of British strategy'

The killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan police officer has "struck at the heart" of Britain's entire exit strategy for Afghanistan, a former Labour minister has said.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Conservative News Service

If I Owned a Network

If I owned a cable news network, the Mullings News Network, this is what I would demand every anchor, analyst, guest, floor director and cameraman say: The Democratic Party in America is officially dead.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Canada.com

UN relocates Afghanistan staff to secure housing

A United Nations flag is raised at the United Nations multi-agency compound near Herat Nov.

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