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Belfast Telegraph, 11.03.10 15:12 UTC

Part of Helmand to be handed to US

British forces are to hand over responsibility for part of Helmand province to US forces over the next few weeks. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said transferring control of Musa Qaleh district was ...

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Telegraph, 11.03.10 14:50 UTC

Combat Stress: General Sir Richard Dannatt says Afghanistan worse for troops than other wars

Combat Stress also wants to raise awareness of the plight of veterans suffering from psychological injury and encourage veterans and their families to seek help earlier. The charity said the average ...

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Huffington Post, 11.03.10 14:00 UTC

Antony Loewenstein: When Barack Obama goes Down Under

The arrival of the new American Ambassador to Australia was breathlessly welcomed by the Australia media pack in late 2009. Jeffrey Bleich, an American lawyer from California, assumed his position in ...

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Huffington Post, 11.03.10 14:00 UTC

Norman Solomon: War in a Box

The event on the House floor Wednesday afternoon was monumental -- the first major congressional debate about U.S. military operations in Afghanistan since lawmakers authorized the invasion of that ...

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Telegraph, 11.03.10 12:28 UTC

What the military chiefs said about Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown hit back at former military chiefs who accused him of starving the armed forces of funds when he was Chancellor.

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Telegraph, 11.03.10 12:28 UTC

The saga of an Afghan cab

In the 30 years since Ghulam Ali bought his yellow-and-white taxi and drove it home from Saudi Arabia, all of Afghan life - from expectant brides to dying war wounded - has occupied its back seat.

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BBC World News, 11.03.10 12:02 UTC

Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars'

Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai has said.

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BBC World News, 11.03.10 10:48 UTC

Afghan police drug abuse 'rife'

Drug abuse is rife in the Afghan police force with up to four out of 10 recruits testing positive for illegal drugs in some areas, a US report says.

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Seattle Times, 11.03.10 10:26 UTC

Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan isn't much of a problem for the United States - yet.

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Seattle Times, 11.03.10 10:03 UTC

Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has an "important" role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to squash speculation that his government was trying to sideline its neighbor.