Suspected US missile strike kills 7 in Pakistan
CNN International – USA
Pakistan is under enormous pressure to control the militants within its borders, blamed for launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan where US and NATO …
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/03/25/pakistan.missile.strike.dead/

People, money needed to watch Afghanistan spending
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The investigator overseeing spending for Afghanistan’s reconstruction says he needs more people and money to ensure that the $32 billion …
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Obama: US Will ‘Stay On The Offensive’ in Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
By Kent Klein President Barack Obama says it is important for the United States to “stay on the offensive” in Afghanistan. Mr. Obama spoke after meeting …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-24-voa7.cfm

Seven die in Afghanistan attack
BBC News – UK
Seven people have been killed after a roadside bomb exploded near a van carrying civilians in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Nine others were wounded …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7962681.stm

Marine from NH dies in Afghanistan
Boston Globe – United States
A Marine from Manchester, NH, died Sunday while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense confirmed yesterday.…
www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/
2009/03/25/marine_from_nh_dies_in_afghanistan

Crisis in Afghanistan
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
In the coming days, the Obama administration will release its strategic review of policy to Afghanistan. The new strategy must recognize one fundamental …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=
/c/a/2009/03/24/EDO216M8E1.DTL

US to unveil Afghanistan review plans on Friday
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama is expected to release his review of US policy toward Afghanistan on Friday, a US official said …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSN24379259

US to ask Europe to increase aid to Afghanistan
AFP
PARIS (AFP) — The United States is to ask Europe to increase non-military aid to Afghanistan through the United Nations, President Barack Obama’s National …
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SCENARIOS-Outcomes of US Afghan review
Reuters – USA
March 24 (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama is expected to announce results of a review of US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan in coming days. …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSN24362621

Gateway Pundit: Al-Qaeda In Iraq & Afghanistan Meet to Coordinate …
By Gateway Pundit
“Our information indicate that Abi Abdullah al-Shafaei, leader of Ansar al-Sunna army, a Sunni Kurd, and Abi Ayoub al-Masri, leader of al-Qaeda group, left Iraq through Iran to Afghanistan in mid March to meet al-Qaeda’s second man, …
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qaeda-in-iraq-afghanistan-meet-to.html

(UPDATE) Bomb kills 7 civilians in eastern Afghanistan | Home …
KABUL (AP) – A roadside bomb ripped through a van carrying civilians in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing seven people and wounding nine others, while three Australian soldiers were wounded in another blast in the south, …
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451881&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Roadside bomb kills 7 civilians in eastern Afghanistan › Japan …
A roadside bomb ripped through a van carrying civilians in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing seven people and wounding nine…
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roadside-bomb-kills-7-civilians-in-eastern-afghanistan

World News Australia – Three diggers wounded in Afghanistan
Three Australian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan revealing a dangerous spike in violent battles with Taliban fighters.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1013028
/Three-Diggers-wounded-in-Afganistan

These Colors Cannot Run… Afghanistan – by Norman Solomon
By Norman Solomon
We desperately need a substantive national debate on U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan and Pakistan. While the Obama administration says that the problems of the region cannot be solved by military means, the basic approach is …
www.antiwar.com/solomon/?articleid=14454