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...army. International firepower, he argues, is the best way to answer the warlords. Myers offers U.S. help in training a "nucleus" of 600 Afghan troops. Karzai expresses gratitude but says, "The cost of the U.S. not staying committed is too high." If the Americans leave, he adds, "Afghanistan could slide back into lawlessness and anarchy...
...annually for the fiscal year ending this March, down by one-third from last May. Japanese are not signing up for cell-phone services of any kind as quickly as they were, and those who already subscribe are spending less per month. The slowdown has contributed to a 45% slide in DoCoMo's share price since last...
...first time fired on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound, where he has been under virtual house arrest since December. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon addressed Israelis on TV, promising to set up buffer zones between the communities. He pledged to continue his efforts to "prevent a slide into total war." Talks can continue once there's a cease-fire, he said. As he spoke, Israeli helicopter gunships continued the offensive, firing on Palestinian security buildings in Gaza City. Some concessions were made: Arafat ordered the arrest of three of the alleged murderers of Tourism Minister Rehavam...
...intention of engaging in nation-building in Afghanistan, and yet it can't allow the collapse of the new regime it has installed in Kabul. Nothing would boost the fortunes of the Taliban and al-Qaeda - and imperil the security of U.S. forces in Afghanistan - more than a slide back into civil war. And the obvious fragility of the Karzai government in the face of an increasingly perilous security situation may force the U.S. military, despite its desire to steer clear of Afghanistan's warlord rivalries, to become increasingly involved in actions that involve neither the Taliban nor al-Qaeda...
...African police and immigration officials have contingency plans to handle thousands of refugees if the presidential election results in civil war. Next to AIDS and the crime rate, Zimbabwe is just about the biggest crisis worrying South Africans, some of whom blame the Mugabe government directly for a critical slide in the value of their currency, the rand, and a lack of investor confidence. The local American Chamber of Commerce estimated last year that South Africa had lost $3 billion worth of potential foreign investment because of Zimbabwe. The Brussels-based International Crisis Group reports that southern Africa...