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International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 5:40 am ET
With NATO foreign ministers set to hold two days of talks, Italy was reported to be considering the biggest increase among European allies made public so far.
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Boston Herald - Wed Dec 2, 10:33 am ET
ISLAMABAD - A suicide bomber set off explosives hidden under his jacket outside the entrance of Pakistan's navy headquarters Wednesday, killing one security guard and...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:19 am ET
President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 new U.S. troops to Afghanistan will only lead to more American casualties, the Taliban vowed.
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UPI - Wed Dec 2, 1:02 am ET
FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistan wants the United States to better coordinate with its armies in implementing its new Afghan strategy, Pakistan's foreign minister said.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 4:17 am ET
The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan bears ominous similarities to the disastrous Soviet war there 20 years ago, when a modern army was humbled by small guerrilla bands and the invaders struggled to prop up an unpopular government in Kabul.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 5:02 pm ET
President Barack Obama is holding an uncertain hand in his high-stakes gamble in the fight against Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Weak partners in both countries, doubts about the speed of building up Afghan security forces and allies reluctant to commit themselves wholeheartedly to the battle all raise questions about the strategy.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 4:01 am ET
Pakistani newspapers expressed alarm Thursday at US President Barack Obama's new Afghan war strategy, concerned that a draw-down date would embolden the Taliban and threaten regional security.
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UPI - Thu Dec 3, 3:33 am ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- An overcrowded vehicle fell into a deep ravine in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir province, killing 16 people, police said.
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Nasdaq - Wed Dec 2, 7:47 am ET
ISLAMABAD (AFP)--Pakistan on Wednesday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to work closely with Islamabad to ensure that his new Afghan war strategy deploying 30,000 more American troops doesn't harm Pakistan.
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Denver Post - Wed Dec 2, 3:16 am ET
Pakistan's Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will soon begin examining a recently expired graft amnesty covering President Asif Ali Zardari and key allies. The decision launches a process that could eventually unseat the U.S-allied leader just as the Obama administration needs stability in Islamabad to help crack down on the Taliban.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 2:20 am ET
Pakistani security forces have killed 15 militants, including a senior commander, in separate clashes as they seek to rout the Taliban from strongholds in the country's northwest, officials said Thursday.
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McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 3:12 pm ET
WASHINGTON — As Pakistan's military fights escalating battles with Islamic extremists and with the country's civilian government, the country's journalists, especially those who are critical of the military, are increasingly caught in the crossfire.
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The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 4:00 am ET
As he announced on Tuesday, President Obama is betting that sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan will rapidly change the balance of power in the field, erode local support for the Taliban and bolster their local opponents, give breathing space to the Kabul government to clean up its act, allow humanitarian aid and development to reach the countryside, and possibly bring some war-weary ...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 3:51 am ET
Police say a suicide attacker has struck Navy headquarters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
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San Jose Mercury News - Wed Dec 2, 11:40 pm ET
Pakistanis fear abrupt withdrawal by U.S. troops