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US increases Afghan troop pledge by System in Politics visit site

The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff says up to 30,000 additional troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year.

15 votes

Afghanistan on brink of famine, aid agency warns by System in Politics visit site

National Post: Foreign aid organizations say food shortages and early snows may leave eight million Afghans -- 30% of the population -- on the brink of starvation this winter. Famine could easily overtake violence as the country's top problem. "The current situation is extremely fragile," said Susannah Nicol, a spokeswoman for the World Food Program(WFP) in Kabul.

17 votes

Militants Kill Three Pakistanis Supplying NATO by System in Politics visit site

Taliban militants killed three truckers returning from taking fuel to Western forces in Afghanistan, officials said, the latest in a spate of attacks on NATO supplies.

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NATO fuel tanker crew killed in Pakistan by System in Politics visit site

A tanker truck returning to Pakistan after delivering fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan was caught in the crossfire of a family feud in Pakistan on Friday and three people in the truck were killed, according to a local official.