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Date: Saturday, 21 Nov 2009 00:29

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gives a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 17. Calling Afghan President Hamid Karzai an AFP - Calling Afghan President Hamid Karzai an "unworthy partner," a key Democratic leader warned Friday that Congress cannot fund an expanded military mission without a reliable ally in Kabul.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 22:42

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband listens during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Massoud Hossain/PoolReuters - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 22:08

In this  Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, An Afghan policeman adjust his colleagues weapon at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 21:48

US Sen. John McCain waits to be introduced prior to delivering remarks at the John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) November 9 in Washington, DC. McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if sufficient troops are sent, as the White House mulls sending tens of thousands of reinforcements.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - US Senator John McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if sufficient troops are sent, as the White House mulls sending tens of thousands of reinforcements.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 20:56

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the 2009 National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The United States must tighten control of Afghan aid contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 20:49

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November 18. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption in the war-torn nation, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 19:26
Reuters - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.
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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 17:41

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives for his swearing-in ceremony in Kabul. Karzai was sworn in for a second term on Thursday and vowed to combat corruption, bring security and reach out to political rivals, under Western pressure to restore legitimacy.(AFP/Shah Marai)Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 17:37

Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Rasool Adil)AFP - Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 14:43
Reuters - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said.
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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 13:41

Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bombers on Friday killed 18 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term in office that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Rasool Adil)AP - A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 12:44

An Afghan soldier guards the streets of Kabul during Hamid Karzai's inauguration as President November 19, 2009.  REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)AP - Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 08:10

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, is greeted by Haji Dad, who claims to be 115 years old, at the remote village of Gandha Kazarai, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.  Kouchner, on an overnight visit to the area, met with village elders for a traditional shura, or consultation.  (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 06:50

Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Rasool Adil)AFP - 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.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 06:45

Map locating Farah in Afghanistan where a motorcycle suicide bomber has killed 12 people, officials have said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, an official said.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 06:38
Reuters - They arrive at the meeting by U.S. military helicopter, politely accept a cup of tea and haggle over a U.S.-funded water project gone awry.
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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 05:53

Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivers his remarks at the 2009 National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in National Harbor, Md.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.


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Date: Friday, 20 Nov 2009 04:09

US Marines patrol in Helmand Province on November 19. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.


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Date: Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 23:39

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a press conference at the US embassy in Kabul. Clinton proposed Thursday to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to bring technocrats rather than warlords into his new government.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proposed Thursday to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to bring technocrats rather than warlords into his new government.


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Date: Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 21:08
Reuters - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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