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U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts- Gates

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:40 +0000

Source: Reuters * U.S. eyeing tighter control of its Afghan contracts * Timing of "endgame" depends on situation on ground * Afghan mission "sustainable" despite some withdrawals (Adds ...

U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts- Gates

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:59 +0000

Source: Reuters * U.S. eyeing tighter control of its Afghan contracts * Timing of "endgame" depends on situation on ground * Afghan mission "sustainable" despite some withdrawals By Phil ...

No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:07 +0000

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman ...

FACTBOX-Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:12 +0000

Source: Reuters Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba has been accused of plotting attacks in India and in the west, including the three-day assault on Mumbai in November 2008. Here are some details ...

More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:54 +0000

Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) * Taliban spokesman says not behind Farah blast * Bomb comes a day after Karzai inaugurated for 2nd term * Afghan lawmaker survives separate blast ...

US civilian experts train for the real Afghanistan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:29 +0000

Source: Reuters * Civilian element key part of Obama plan * Training center offers role-playing with Afghans * 974 civilians expected in Afghanistan by year-end By Sue Pleming BUTLERVILLE, Ind., Nov 20 ( ...

U.S. missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:29 +0000

Source: Reuters * Missile strike targets militant compound, vehicle * Three policemen killed in roadside bomb blast * CIA director in Islamabad for talks (Adds CIA director in meetings, detail) By Alamgir ...

Q+A-What is behind U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:56 +0000

Source: Reuters Nov 20 (Reuters) - A missile-firing U.S. drone aircraft killed eight Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan on Friday, Pakistani officials said. It was the second U.S. drone strike in the North ...

ANALYSIS-Lashkar-e-Taiba threat revived after Chicago arrest

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:54 +0000

Source: Reuters * One year after Mumbai, Lashkar-e-Taiba still seen a threat * Chicago case highlights its readiness to attack west * But India remains the priority for the militant group ...

ANALYSIS-Pakistan worries over new U.S. Afghan strategy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:34 +0000

Source: Reuters (For more stories on the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan click [ID:nAFPAK] By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (Reuters) - As the United States ponders its Afghan strategy, Pakistan is ...