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Dec 4, 20091 min read
Troops Launch Offensive in Afghanistan
U.S. Marines and Afghan troops have launched a new offensive in the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. A military spokesman said...
Dec 4, 20091 min read
NATO to Contribute 7,000 Troops to Afghanistan
NATO has responded to the new strategy for the war in Afghanistan by pledging 7,000 more troops. President Obama unveiled the new...
Nov 30, 20092 min read
Confusion and Clarification in Post-Eastern Bloc Europe
Twenty years after the reunification of East and West Germany, promises about the role of NATO in the former Soviet-controlled territory...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
German Official Resigns Over Afghan Air Strike
Franz Josef Jung, a German cabinet official and former Defense Minister, resigned over accusations that the German military withheld...


Nov 23, 20091 min read
American Soldiers Lost in Afghanistan
Four more American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan. NATO has released a statement detailing that three soldiers were killed...


Nov 22, 20092 min read
“Light Reading” from an IMF Policy Review Division Chief
Atish Rex Ghosh, the Policy Review Division Chief within the the Policy Development section of the IMF released a fictional thriller...
Nov 21, 20091 min read
Date Set for NATO Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
In response to Western calls for the Afghan government to meet the challenges facing the country, President Hamid Karzai set 2015 as the...
Nov 21, 20091 min read
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense to Increase Troop Levels
Afghanistan’s Defense Minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak, announced his plan to increase the number of national troops substantially, bringing...

Nov 17, 20091 min read
Former President Yanukovych Aims to Regain Power In Ukraine
The last time Victor Yanukovych ran for President of Ukraine, his declared victory set off the Orange Revolution. Five years later, he...
Nov 14, 20091 min read
U.S. Soldier's Body Found Near Afghanistan – Turkmenistan Border
Last week two U.S. paratroopers went missing in the Morghab River, where Afghanistan borders Turkmenistan. Twenty one year-old Benjamin...
Nov 12, 20091 min read
US ambassador warns against troop increase
Karl Eikenberry, the US Ambassador to Afghanistan, has warned against greater troop presence. His dissent focused on the extent of...


Nov 10, 20091 min read
Taliban, U.S. Claim Seizures of Weapons
Insurgents Display Captured U.S. Weaponry. via NY Daily News/Al Jazeera. The Afghan National Police and NATO- led forces seized 250 tons...
Nov 2, 20091 min read
U.S. Navy reports American vessel came under pirate gunfire
On Monday, approximately twelve Somali pirates attempted to board the MV Harriette, an American vessel out of Oyster Bay, N.Y. The...

Oct 22, 20091 min read
Multi-National Troop Surge To Afghanistan
Times online (UK) reported back in May of 2008, that the US number of troops range from 10,000 to 40,000 and the 3,000 to 7,000 NATO...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Defense Secretary Gate plans to speak with NATO about Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to meet with NATO and push for support for training of Afghani security forces. Secretary Gate flew...
Oct 20, 20091 min read
The US Cannot Wait for Runoff Elections in Afghanistan
While on his way to Tokyo today, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that NATO/ISAF members should not wait on a runoff election in...
Oct 15, 20091 min read
US Missile Shield Talks, Non-NATO Members, and Russia
RIA Novosti reports that Russia has expressed concern about the United States’ missile shield talks with non-NATO ally Ukraine. As we...
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