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Reuters - Top News, 03.09.10 10:08 UTC

Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan

By Phil Stewart KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan | Fri Sep 3, 2010 5:52am EDT KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan ...


Telegraph, 03.09.10 06:41 UTC

Taliban facing 'financial crisis', general claims

The Taliban is facing a "financial crisis" as Nato troops have disrupted their lucrative opium trade, according to a top US general.


Houston Chronicle - World, 03.09.10 06:19 UTC

Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Gates is in southern Afghanistan getting a firsthand look at operations in an area of the country where the Taliban has the most influence. Pentagon ...


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03.09.10 06:18 UTC

Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan -- One of the principal owners of the Afghan bank at the center of an accelerating financial crisis here said depositors had withdrawn $180 million in the past two days. He ...


Reuters - Top News, 03.09.10 05:31 UTC

Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security

By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan | Fri Sep 3, 2010 1:06am EDT LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some ...


Seattle Times, 03.09.10 04:38 UTC

Five Stryker Brigade soldiers charged with assault on Afghans

Five soldiers from a Western Washington-based infantry brigade have been charged with aggravated assault for firing on three Afghan men, expanding the scope of the alleged crimes committed by a troubled group in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.


WashingtonPost World, 03.09.10 03:24 UTC

Worried Afghans withdraw Kabul Bank deposits

KABUL - With Afghans clamoring to pull their cash from their nation's biggest bank, the United States risks a politically perilous decision: whether to step in to help shore up a wobbly bank critical ...


Calgary Herald, 03.09.10 00:40 UTC

Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security

LAHORE, Pakistan - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed ...


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