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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 26 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Afghan handover deadline 'too early' -U.S.

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.'I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan ... [Maktoob Business - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Handover, Iraq, Deadline

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Robert Gates

US Defense Secretary Urges Against Afghan Withdrawal Timeline

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging caution on those who are calling for a timetable for an allied withdrawal from Afghanistan.Photo: DODSecretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (file photo)U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging caution on ... [VOA News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Robert Gates, Afghanistan, Handover, NATO, Gordon Brown

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents

Hamid Karzai

Karzai govt will collapse within weeks of international forces pullout, warns Miliband

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned British opponents of the Afghan war that the Hamid Karzai -led government could collapse within weeks if NATO pulled out its troops now.“If international forces leave, you can choose a time – five minutes, ... [FreshNews.in - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, David Miliband, Afghanistan, Handover, Insurgents

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Bomber strikes Afghan town

Herat - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a town in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, local officials said.The attack in Farah occurred the day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was ... [News24.com - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Bomber, Rohul Amin, Suicide Bomb, Herat (Afghanistan)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Pearl project heralds opening up of Qatar realty to foreign

$20b development combines upmarket apartments with retail spaceDoha: Qatar's Pearl development, on reclaimed islands just beyond the West Bay area of Doha, has finally been handed over to buyers, the first of many developments that have opened the country's ... [Gulf News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Qatar, Deflation, Handover, Doha (Qatar)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Menard is new commander in Afghanistan

There is a new man in charge of Canadian troops in Afghanistan, as Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard took over on Thursday.Menard formally took over as the top officer for Task Force Kandahar from Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance at a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield.Canada ... [CBC Sudbury - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tooryalai Wesa, Kandahar Airfield, Handover

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Barack Obama

Obama seeks Afghanistan 'glide path'

FOR the first time, US President Barack Obama has flagged the need for an ''endgame'' in the strategy for Afghanistan, saying that he did not want to leave the next president with an open-ended commitment to the conflict, which has already raged for seven ... [The Age - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Tories reject calls for inquiry into prisoner handover

The Conservatives rejected calls for a public inquiry into explosive allegations that detainees Canada turned over to Afghan intelligence forces faced routine torture.Defence Minister Peter Mackay said there is 'no evidence' to support allegations from ... [CTV.ca - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Torture, Ottawa, Allegation, Handover

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

New Afghan government facing multiple tests (2)

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponThere are currently around 68,000 American servicemen in Afghanistan along with about 40,000 troops from NATO. Asked if only the United States ... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: NATO, Afghanistan, Gordon Brown, Handover, LinkedIn Corp

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Macau corruption down since handover, says Ho

Outgoing Macau chief executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah said on Thursday that corruption – once rampant under Portuguese rule – had decreased during his time in office.Ho met with Hong Kong and mainland journalists at his official residence in what was probably ... [South China Morning Post - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Macau, Corruption, Handover

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Germany Extends Afghanistan Mission

The German Army will continue its military mission in Afghanistan for another year following the German Government's decision to extend the current mandate past its 13 December expiry date.The German Parliament is yet to vote on the decision but little ... [Army Technology - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Germany, German Army, Guido Westerwelle, Handover

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Gates: No handover to Afghan forces any time ...

Gates told a Thursday news conference in Washington it will be counter-productive to transfer the responsibility before Afghans are ready. 'I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan make the judgment call about when a province or ... [Aljazeera.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Handover, Afghanistan, NATO

Quotes

...MacKay said as he and Mr. Gates met reporters inside Halifax's historic Citadel fort. "In the meantime, we are fully committed to doing our [security] work in Kandahar Province as we have thus far" he said. Mr...

Canada awaits Obama's decision [National Post - 1 hour ago]

Gates told a Thursday news conference in Washington it will be counter-productive to transfer the responsibility before Afghans are ready. "I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan make the judgment call about when a province or a district was ready to be turned over, rather than [setting] specific dates." The defense secretary, however, stressed that a handover can occur in some Afghan provinces and districts relatively soon

Gates: No handover to Afghan forces any time ... [Aljazeera.com - 1 hour ago]

...the landholders and companies that own the land in dispute of staging 'self-inflicted attacks' to implicate members of the indigenous community. "Unless it is proven that they were framed, we do not accept such allegations" President Michelle Bachelet's chief of staff Jose Antonio Viera-Gallo, who is also coordinator of indigenous affairs, told the foreign press this we...

Chile: Mapuches 'Framed' Under Pinochet-Era Anti-Terror Law [RBC Dain Rauscher - 6 hours ago]

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Gates: No handover to Afghan forces any time ... [Aljazeera.com - 1 hour ago]
Karzai govt will collapse within weeks of inter... [FreshNews.in - 2 hours ago]
Chile: Mapuches 'Framed' Under Pinochet-Era Ant... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 6 hours ago]
Václav Havel: the unlikely leader who beca... [Times Online - 8 hours ago]
HK's Shanghai Expo site handed over [ISD.gov.hk - 9 hours ago]
Václav Havel symbol of national liberation [Times Online - 9 hours ago]
NATO troop buildup could pressure Ottawa to rev... [Canada.com - 11 hours ago]
Afghan handover deadline 'too early' -U.S. [Maktoob Business - 12 hours ago]
Mussolini's 'brain and blood' removed from eBay... [Mail Online UK - 12 hours ago]
MacKay, Gates talk about Afghan troop withdrawal [National Post - 13 hours ago]
Karzai 'would fall in weeks' if Nato pulls out [Guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]
Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy [The Saudi Gazette - 13 hours ago]
YOUR VIEW: Dont let the BBC meddle with Games [Glasgow Evening Times - 15 hours ago]
Gautrain whistle will not be heard  during Worl... [Engineering News - 18 hours ago]
Too early to set deadline for handover: Gates [Times of India - 18 hours ago]
ECDIS trains Ceres LNG [Tanker Operator - 18 hours ago]
Human Rights and the Iranian Opposition [Global Politician - 19 hours ago]
Bombers kill 18 in Afghanistan (AFP) [Yahoo! News - 19 hours ago]
'We should control 16-25 funding,' say councils [Times Education Supplement - 19 hours ago]
AFGHANISTAN: Deadly bombings mar start to Karza... [France24 - 20 hours ago]
Distinction enhances global reputation of Middl... [TravelDailyNews.com - 22 hours ago]
Changi Airport Group calls F&B tenders - [Moodie Report - 22 hours ago]
Bombers kill 18 in Afghanistan [AFP via Yahoo! - 23 hours ago]
Student leader on trial in China [BBC - 23 hours ago]
Slovenia passes Council of Europe Committee of ... [Azeri-Press Information Agency - 23 hours ago]
Bomber kills dozen in Afghan [IOL - 23 hours ago]
Bomber strikes Afghan town [News24.com - 23 hours ago]
'Too early' for Afghan deadline [News24.com - 23 hours ago]

Blogs

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November 19 2009: Risk versus the US dollar [The Automatic Earth - 11/19/2009] Detroit Publishing Co. Fire and Ice 1900Car ferry Michigan Central turning in ice, Detroit River Ilargi: If and when the Federal Reserve moves out of the mortgage ...
Afstan: I guess it all depends on what the mean... [The Torch - Canada - 11/19/2009] But at least "glide path" is bit better than "off ramps". The Afghan president at his second inauguration (the headline of the Times story is misleading):President ...
Marks and Spencer Hooks Big Fish for CEO [Management Turnover as Change Agent - 11/18/2009] Marks & Spencer’s MKS (LSE) well known CEO Sir Stuart Rose, who has been instrumental in turning the fortunes of the British clothing retailer around, will officially ...
Tax amnesty may cut handover names, said U.S. a... [Business - cleveland.com - 11/13/2009] Few American account details from Swiss banks may be given U.S. tax authorities because Washington's amnesty against tax evasion abroad has been so successful, ...
Celebrating 30 Years of Mobile Phones, Thank Yo... [Communities Dominate Brands - 11/13/2009] December 1, 1979, 30 years ago, the world's first mobile phone network was launched into commercial production. No, this was not the famous phone by Dr Martin ...

Audio/Video

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Gates talks Afghan handover [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/19/2009]
ABC World News, 06.30.09 [ABC World News (Enhanced Video) - 06/30/2009]
Rocks in a Hard Place - ep 23 [Royal Air Force - YouTube Channel - 11/25/2008]
Rocks in a Hard Place - Ep 22 [Royal Air Force - YouTube Channel - 11/18/2008]

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