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Can Afghanistan be saved? (The Christian Science Monitor)

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke last week in Brussels with journalist Mina Al Oraibi. They discussed the cooperation of Muslim countries in the . Mina Al-Oraibi: What are the main challenges that face the Arab world and NATO? Anders Fogh Rasmussen: The countries within the Mediterranean Dialogue...

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In Afghanistan, one last shot

Roland ParisFrom Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 02, 2009 6:35PM EST N Barack Obama has apparently been waiting for a resolution of the Afghan ... - [11/03/2009 - Globe and Mail]

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Afghanistan 2 [Thought Experiments : The Blog - 11/09/2009] From where I'm sitting, I don't think it's possible, honest or meaningful to have an opinion about Afghanistan. It's not going well, our people are dying in a dubious ...
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