Asia
Obama likely to send only 30,000 more troops
The US administration is likely to announce the dispatch of at least 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, amid increasing calls in Britain for a withdrawal from the war in the face of a rising death toll. The announcement that the 200th and 201st members of the British forces have been killed in combat in the conflict – the eighth in five days – came on Remembrance Sunday, with public figures in the UK questioning further involvement and yet another opinion poll showing a majority want our troops pulled out.
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Mayor killed in Taliban suicide bombing
Monday, 9 November 2009
A Pakistani mayor who had made a stand against the Taliban was yesterday among a dozen people killed after a suicide bomber set off an explosion outside of the city of Peshawar.
Dalai Lama angers China with visit to disputed area
Monday, 9 November 2009
Thousands of Buddhist monks in maroon robes joined secular supporters of the Dalai Lama yesterday to welcome the Tibetan spiritual leader as he arrived in the Himalayas for a four-day visit that is testing already strained relations between India and China.
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Monday, 9 November 2009
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Afghanistan: Time to leave
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Patrick Cockburn, who has covered the region for more than 30 years, explains why it is best for the world, and Afghanistan, if our troops are brought home.
US likely to dispatch 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Sunday, 8 November 2009
The US administration is likely announce the dispatch of at least 30,000 troops to Afghanistan – while in Britain there are increasing calls for a withdrawal from the war in the face of a rising death toll.
Public support 'crucial' to Afghan success, says general
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Public support is "crucially important" to the success of mission in Afghanistan, the senior British commander in the country warned today, as the death toll among British troops rose to 231.
Suicide bomb in Pakistan market kills twelve
Sunday, 8 November 2009
A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market in northwest Pakistan today, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said.
McChrystal seeks to keep UK troops 'out of harm's way'
Sunday, 8 November 2009
General aims to foil Taliban plan to make Afghanistan a British election issue
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