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Taliban fighters lay down their weapons as they surrender to the government of Herat Province in Western Afghanistan. Photograph: Majid/Getty Images Taliban fighters who lay down their arms will be offered money from an international trust fund under a ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/14/taliban-trust-fund-british-governmenKABUL (Reuters) - Western and government troops killed fewer civilians in Afghanistan in 2009 but far more died at the hands of insurgents, making it the deadliest ...

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(Kandahar) -- A crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan was ripped apart today by a suicide attack that left at least 16 people dead. Government officials in Uruzgan province say the blast wounded 13 others just before lunchtime. ...http://mystateline.com/content/fulltext/?cid=129352Civilian casualties in the Afghan war have risen significantly in 2009, compared with the previous year, to 2412, the highest number since the ouster of the Taliban regime in late 2001. According to a statement releas...

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The number of Afghan civilians killed in violence in 2009 was higher than in any year since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, a United Nations report says. Civilian casualties rose by 14% in 2009 compared with 2008, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8455791.stmAfghans now blame extremists as the toll from blasts and cross fires soars, NATO says. By Kim Gamel and Deb Riechmann Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban suicide bombings and other atta...

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(AP) KABUL (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives as a police patrol passed by Thursday in southern Afghanistan, wounding at least four civilians, an official said. A provincial spokesman said the attack occurred in Musa Qala, ...http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/14/ap/asia/main6095606.shtmlnational police force and three civilians were wounded in southern Afghanistan when a suicide bomber in a truck detonated his explosives near a police office in the Daman district of Kandahar provi...

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Fifteen civilians were killed in a bomb blast in a crowded market in an increasingly restive province in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, police said. "Fifteen people, all civilians, have been killed and 13 others are wounded," ...http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4bNN5339adApBOij6VlNWLGigAQKABUL, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Four would-be suicide bombers were killed as their explosive-laden car went off prematurely in Taliban birthplace Kandahar, sout...

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Afghans now blame extremists as the toll from blasts and cross fires soars, NATO says. By Kim Gamel and Deb Riechmann Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban suicide bombings and other attacks caused Afghan civilian deaths to soar last year to ...http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/81437667.htmlThe commander of all NATO forces says he is more concerned about his troops in Afghanistan earning the support of the Afghan people and building the size and competence of their security forces ...

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Two US drone missile strikes have killed 10 suspected militants in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say. The missiles struck a compound in the Pasalkot area in the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border. ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8458354.stmWASHINGTON — US troops and military officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan are pursuing a strategy "that can work and will work" Sen. Roger Wicker said after returning from a trip to the two countries. ...

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US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke will attend a conference being hosted by the UAE. By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter Dubai Special envoys from around 40 countries will meet in Abu Dhabi Tuesday to discuss the situation in ...http://gulfnews.com/news/world/focus-on-strife-in-pakistan-afghanistan-1.567264Two US drone missile strikes have killed 10 suspected militants in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say. The missiles struck a compound in th...

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ISLAMABAD, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke announced Wednesday the US government will contribute 16.5 million US dollars to improve the operating capacity of Pakistan' s ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/13/content_12804764.htm(CNSNews.com) – Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) told CNSNews.com that “it remains to be seen” if Afghanistan will be able to stand on its own after US troops begin to pull out in July 20...

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By fitsnews • on January 13, 2010 Rather than letting the economy take its course (ie the free market thing to do), former US President George Bush (RINO – Texas) decided in October 2008 to “reach across the aisle” to Congressional Democrats and draft ...http://www.fitsnews.com/2010/01/13/obama-to-impose-120-billion-bank-fee/After Barack Obama won the election, several Bush appointees running the war on terror came by our offices to sum up. On each visit, one point recurred: Coming into this wor...