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A UN report released yesterday painted a grim picture of the security situation in Afghanistan, saying roadside bombings and assassinations have soared in the first four months of the year amid ramped up military operations in the Taliban-dominated south.

http://tinyurl.com/2f68deq



Blackwater Firm Gets $120M U.S. Gov't Contract

The State Department has awarded a part of what was formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide a contract worth more than $120 million for providing security services in Afghanistan.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20008238-10391695.html



U.S. Tax Dollars Fueling Afghan Insurgency

By Lara Logan

Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are fuelling corruption in Afghanistan and funding the insurgency, according to a six-month investigation by the House subcommittee on National Security and Foreign affairs.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25787.htm


From Information Clearing House



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