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Oct 14, 2010

NATO Helping Afghan-Taliban Talks

By Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  NATO forces are facilitating efforts by the Afghan government to seek a reconciliation deal with insurgents, including a pledge to guarantee safe passage for Taliban leaders who have attended initial peace talks in Kabul, a senior NATO official said Wednesday.

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Oct 13, 2010

Are Allied forces in Afghanistan protecting Europe from terrorist attacks?

By Con Coughlin, the Wall Street Journal

From Con Coughlin, the Wall Street Journal:  If ever there was a compelling argument for not withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan, it is the State Department’s latest terror-threat warning to American citizens that al Qaeda is planning a fresh wave of attacks in Europe.

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Oct 13, 2010

New Commander for Allied Joint Force Command Naples

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Adm. Mark Fitzgerald turned over command to Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, during a change of command ceremony at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Oct. 6.

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Oct 12, 2010

Italy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

By Ben Farmer, the Telegraph

From Ben Farmer, the Telegraph:  Franco Frattini, Italy’s foreign minister said its 3,400 troops will have left the country by 2014.

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Oct 12, 2010

NATO Needs a Missile Defense

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the International Herald Tribune

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the International Herald Tribune:  [N]ext month, NATO’s leaders will meet in Lisbon and decide whether the alliance should build a missile defense for Europe.

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Oct 12, 2010

NATO aims to start Afghan handover early next year

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  NATO allies are expected to endorse a plan next month to start transferring security responsibility in Afghanistan to Afghan forces at the start of next year or by July at the latest, the head of NATO said on Monday. Alliance Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he expected the NATO summit in […]

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Oct 11, 2010

Woodward on Donilon choice and Obama’s relationship with his generals

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy:  On Friday, the White House parted ways with a very publicly unhappy national security advisor and many blamed his hasty pre-election exit on the account in journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, Obama’s Wars. Woodward tells Foreign Policy what he makes of Jim Jones’s rocky tenure, why the president "is his own chief […]

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Oct 11, 2010

Kyrgyz political battle is only beginning

By Robin Paxton, Reuters

From Robin Paxton, Reuters:  While Sunday’s peaceful election in Kyrgyzstan bodes well for attempts to build Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy, the struggle for influence in a highly fragmented legislature is only just beginning. Five parties won seats in parliament on Monday after a landmark election aimed at shifting the strategic nation in a region […]

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Oct 11, 2010

Clinton promoting peace and reform in the Balkans

By Matthew Lee, the AP

From Matthew Lee, the AP:  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing political reforms to the restive Balkans with the hope that such changes will lead to the region’s full integration into the European Union and NATO. Clinton leaves Washington on Monday for Sarajevo, the capital of ethnically divided Bosnia-Herzegovina, which just held elections, […]

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Oct 9, 2010

Nato chief backs defence deal between Britain and France

By Ian Traynor, the Guardian

From Ian Traynor, the Guardian:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen threw his support behind suggestions that London and Paris were exploring a radical departure in defence policy, in seeking a deal under which French engineers maintain British nuclear warheads.

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