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'Taliban die' in Pakistan clashes14 Jul 09 | South Asia
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Khyber, militants ambushed a tanker carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan.
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In pictures: Bastille Day parade14 Jul 09 | In Pictures
They were followed by French and German members of Eurocorps, a multinational army corps that supports EU, Nato and UN operations.
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Afghan helicopter crash kills six14 Jul 09 | South AsiaLast week, a Nato helicopter crashed in the southern province of Zabul killing three soldiers. Earlier, Nato said two of its troops had been killed in a "hostile incident" in the south on Monday.
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PM defends Afghanistan strategy13 Jul 09 | PoliticsGordon Brown says Britain has the resources "to do the job" in Afghanistan, amid claims troops are under-equipped.. PM defends Afghanistan ...
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Online chatter - UK's Afghanistan role13 Jul 09 | UKEvery commander I have spoken to bemoans the fact that when ground is captured from the enemy, they haven't the strength to hold it," he says in the Daily Mail.
News Clips
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'Beg, borrow or, frankly, steal those helicopters'13 Jul 09The government has to release more helicopters from Nato, Conservative leader David Cameron told a press conference.
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Blast outside Afghan Nato base06 Jul 09A suicide bomber has struck just outside a major Nato base in southern Afghanistan, killing at least two Afghan soldiers and injuring 14 civilians.
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An Afghan success story in Uruzgan?03 Jul 09Dutch troops in the Uruzgan province in Afghanistan have succeeded in banishing the Taliban from the towns. ...
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Patrolling Afghanistan the Dutch way03 Jul 09There Nato forces led by the Dutch are trying a different approach.
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US targets Taliban in Afghanistan02 Jul 09The US army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in south Afghanistan's Helmand province. ...
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Knowledge
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Profile: NatoCountry profiles
The alliance itself played no part in the invasion although most member countries did. However, since that invasion analysts perceive Nato to be shaping a new role for itself.
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Timeline: NatoCountry profiles
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces that France is to return to Nato's military command. 2009 April - NATO's 60th anniversary summit.
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History - President Truman and the Origins of the Cold WarHistory
US financial and economic controls precluded Moscow's taking part, however, which led the Russians to crack down on eastern Europe and enabled Truman to blame them for the Cold War.
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History - George C Marshall (1880 - 1959)History
Marshall was also influential in the negotiations and planning that culminated in 1949 in the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which had twelve founder members.
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Radio 4 - This Sceptred IsleRadio 4
8 Jul 2009 1940 - 1959 Churchill to Castro The Blitz hits London Japan attacks Pearl Harbour Montgomery drives Rommel back into Libya at the battle of Alamein Sir William Beveridge presents his ...
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