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December 2007

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UN-Afghan Tiff Over Contacts with Taliban

27.12.2007 Intense diplomatic efforts are continuing in Afghanistan to prevent the expulsion of a senior UN official accused of engaging in talks with leaders of the Taliban.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [United Kingdom] [Governance] [War and peace] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Security] [United Nations]

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Crop Spraying: A Déjà Vu Debate

21.12.2007 The United States is putting strong pressure on the Afghan government to officially adopt the strategy of eradicating the opium poppy through aerial spraying of the crops with the herbicide glyphosate.

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From: Transnational Institute
Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [United States]

Iraq, Afghanistan War Costs Top Vietnam

20.12.2007 Congress' approval Wednesday of $70 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan mean the twin conflicts are now more costly to American taxpayers than the war in Vietnam.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Afghanistan] [Arms & military]

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U.S. Intelligence Review Contradicts Iran Policy

The National Intelligence Estimate "deals a serious blow to the administration's claim that Iran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons."

05.12.2007 The newest official U.S. intelligence review not only contradicts the Bush administration's line on Iranian intentions regarding nuclear weapons, but points to a link between Tehran's 2003 decision to halt research on weaponisation and its decision to negotiate with European foreign ministers on both nuclear and Iranian security concerns.

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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Iran] [United States] [International cooperation] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Nuclear arms] [Security]

Image: The National Intelligence Estimate "deals a serious blow to the administration's claim that Iran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons."

'Fossil of the Day' award for Japan

05.12.2007 Japan won the 'extremely-opposite-of-prestigious" Fossil of the Day Award at the climate change negotiations in Bali, Indonesia, today.

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From: OneWorld UK
Related topics/regions: [Iran] [Climate change] [Democracy]