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- Wha's like us... Brigadier Andrew Mackay
But in fact these were the perfect qualifications for a mission in which nation-building was just as important as hunting down the Taliban.Last week the 51-year-old was awarded the CBE for his work in Afghanistan heading up 52 Brigade, which is
- Nigerian gunmen release 8 expats
Gunmen in Nigeria have released eight foreign oil workers seized from a vessel off the Niger Delta, but eight other people abducted in separate incidents were still being held, security officials said. The eight Russian, Latvian and Lithuanian men were
- Nigerian gunmen release 8 expats but others still held
LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen in Nigeria released eight foreign oil workers seized from a vessel off the Niger Delta on Saturday but eight other people abducted in separate incidents were still being held, security officials said. The eight Russian , Latvian
- Cuba Doctors in Peru Celebrate July 26
Lima, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Cuban Medical brigade in Peru are celebrating the National Rebellion Day in the island and began a new stage of solidarity work in this country. The doctors and other members of the medical staff to Pisco
- Afghan troops claim to have killed 34 Taliban rebels
Troop increase up to next president: Pentagon Agence France-Presse Washington, July 24: The Pentagon is unable to send additional combat brigades to Afghanistan this year because of constraints imposed by the war in Iraq, leaving the decision on
- Obama says a victory is a must in the war in Afghanistan
The U.S. presidential candidate says America needs to send at least two additional brigades to Afghanistan, and he urges a greater commitment from NATO allies. He says it is 'a war we have to win.' He was speaking at a news conference in Paris on Friday
- Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
In the wake of  the attack on the  Indian Embassy in Kabul, in which an Indian Diplomat and a Brigadier were among those who died, Indiaâ??s National Security Adviser, known to be  normally cool-headed, is reported to have pinned it on the ISI
- Lithuania LNK TV Adopts Panasonic P2 Technology
Panasonic PBITS have announced that LNK, Lithuania's largest independent broadcaster, has adopted Panasonic P2 technology for news and programme production. LNK selected Panasonic P2 cameras and equipment following the adoption of P2 by Latvian
- 'Some very hard choices' on troops for Afghanistan
ARLINGTON, Va. - Planners are looking to send more troops to Afghanistan, but they cannot meet commanders' need for three additional brigade combat teams 'without making some very hard choices,' said Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell. 'That would
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