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...hard Taliban? "Those five percent," Meerza says, "are very forceful. They use extortion and are always in and out of Pakistan." The hard Taliban deploy to the frontlines of the war against the Afghan government and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the U.N.-mandated coalition that is attempting to secure Afghanistan against insurgency. These extremists, says Meerza, "are looking everywhere for insurgents who could be a threat to them. Even I would have a very difficult time infiltrating them...
...deny us the ability to look at our condition and interpret it as we will. I've heard nigger used as an honorific, an insult, a verb and even an interjection. I get a warm feeling every time I hear someone come up with a new way to deploy...
...Harry carries the rank of "Cornet," equivalent to a 2nd Lieutenant, and will command a troop of 12 men in four Scimitar armored reconnaissance vehicles, each with a crew of three. The Ministry of Defense said that "the decision to deploy him had been a military one, made by the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, in conjunction with Cornet Wales' commanding officer," adding that "the Royal Household has been consulted throughout...
...deployment comes at a difficult time for British forces there. Troop levels are now at some 7,100 down from a peak of 18,000 in May 2003 and the Prime Minister has just announced a further reduction to 5,500 as part of the rotation that will see the Prince deploy to Iraq; but 2006 saw an increase in fatalities over the previous two years, military adventures in other theaters are stretching resources, and politicians back home continue to bicker over the scale and duration of Britain's commitment to the region. Such a high-profile figure could attract...
...Just what form the next measures will take remains uncertain, but a variety of fencing mechanisms are already under discussion. House appropriators are contemplating tying funds for the surge to the readiness of combat and support units back home that would deploy as part of the operation. There is growing evidence - and growing concern - that U.S. forces preparing to ship out are not sufficiently trained and equipped when they arrive in Iraq. There is also widening discussion among House Democrats of tying funds for the surge to more concrete benchmarks of action toward political reconciliation and military cooperation...