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UN unveils anti-fraud measures for Iraq vote (www.militarytimes.com)
U.N. and Iraqi officials on Sunday unveiled anti-fraud measures for Iraq’s first nationwide vote in more than three years, including plans to assign teachers to staff voting stations because they... More
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U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord (www.mcclatchydc.com)
The U.S. military has warned Iraq that it will shut down military operations and other vital services throughout the country on Jan. 1 if the Iraqi government doesn't agree to a new agreement on the... More
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Another final draft is no longer final (washingtonbureau.typepad.com)
After a 4 and a 1/2 hour meeting little was accomplished in a cabinet meeting to discuss the "final" draft of a long-term security agreement between the United States and Iraq that would replace a... More
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U.N.: 20,000 flee from Pakistan to Afghanistan to avoid fighting (www.usatoday.com)
Fighting between Pakistani troops and militants in a tribal region has forced some 20,000 Pakistanis to seek refuge across the border in eastern Afghanistan, the U.N.'s refugee agency said Monday.
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UN: 1,445 Afghan civilians killed in 2008 (www.militarytimes.com)
The United Nations said Tuesday that 1,445 Afghan civilians have been killed so far this year in attacks by insurgents or U.S. — and NATO-led forces — a 40 percent increase over 2007.
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