CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell rising Taliban violence, officials said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — The top commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recommended a plan to stem growing violence by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members. ... > full story
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into a Pakistani tribal region on Friday, killing 12 people, including five foreigners, in an area known as a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. ... > full story
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Terrorism is greatest threat Nov. 21, 2008 (Middle East Times) — A top Israeli defense official, during an address at the recent NATO meeting in Brussels, called global terrorism the greatest threat to ...
Tanker war still raging Nov. 21, 2008 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) — If you thought the tanker controversy had died down, pending the arrival of the Obama administration and a new Pentagon competition between Boeing ...
12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal area Nov. 14, 2008 (People's Daily, China) — As many as 12 people were killed in a missile attack in Pakistan's tribal area bordering Afghanistan, private TV channel DAWN NEWS reported Friday ...
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