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23.08.2009, 12:51
Differing interests from various political forces in Afghanistan could see war in the nation continuing indefinitely under current conditions, says RT former Afghan General Abdul Kadyr in an exclusive interview.
20.10.2009, 23:10
The levels of corruption and mismanagement are so pervasive in the Afghan government that it will be difficult to create any sort of legitimacy, Malou Innocent of the Cato Institute on Afghanistan and Pakistan, told RT.
17.01.2010, 11:22
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Eighty percent of Taliban militants are not ideologically motivated, believes US Brigadier-General Ben Hodges.
20.11.2009, 07:20
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Violence is increasing while more US officials are urging Barack Obama to come up with an exit strategy. The important questions are what is happening on the ground and how the US troops feel about the situation.
15.12.2009, 09:43
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NATO’s new chief, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is to arrive in Moscow on Tuesday to seek assistance in Afghanistan and discuss Russia’s proposal for a new European security architecture.
18.09.2009, 21:36
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A study in the U.S. has shown Barack Obama's media image is on the decline. According to research by two American universities, the President's standing has seen a 16 percent decline.
24.06.2009, 09:29
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The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of a peacekeeping force on the Israeli-Lebanese border for another six months, but the future of multinational peacekeepers in the region is up in the air.
25.08.2009, 18:07
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“Now that the Afghan presidential elections are over, it is high time for the US military to regain the initiative and to consider decisive military action,” says RT military analyst Evgeny Khrushchev.
20.09.2010, 16:50
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has praised Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections as a “big achievement” of the Islamic republic’s leadership and law enforcement structures.
03.08.2010, 10:27
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The US is destabilizing Central Asia by means of drug trafficking, disintegrating Kyrgyzstan and putting pressure on Iran, shared Semyon Bagdasarov, member of the State Duma’s International Affairs Committee.
Published: 20 October, 2009, 02:47
Edited: 20 October, 2009, 07:57
In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai is facing pressure from the international community to accept a run off. Terrorism expert Walid Phares said even rival forces would prefer a political process to the Taliban.
