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AFGHANISTAN: Faulty training may yield poor soldiers
The US-led NATO force is committed to building a large Afghan military and to gradually reducing...
AfghanistanRUSSIA/NATO: Arms deals may boost cooperation
Russia and France have finalised the details on the long-discussed sale of Mistral-class ships,...
RussiaAFGHANISTAN: Elections strain Karzai's credibility
Parliamentary elections took place on September 18. Complaints about widespread voting...
AfghanistanUS/NATO: Cuts and 'capability gap' threaten alliance
European countries' post-recession defence spending cutbacks are worsening the long-standing...
United StatesAFGHANISTAN: Taliban is revitalising bases in the west
US-led NATO troops have disrupted the lucrative opium trade in southern provinces, crippling the...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Agriculture and mining may boost growth
On August 19, President Hamid Karzai announced that his government planned to issue licences to...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Promise and pitfalls in new militia plan
If successful, this new programme to establish community defence forces across Afghanistan's...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Taliban strengths can be emulated
Foreign ministers from the United States and European nations today backed a draft plan calling...
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