Afghan army struggles with ethnic divisions in southern push
In the Arghandab Valley, Afghan soldiers largely from the north work with U.S. troops while speaking through interpreters. Ethnic quotas aim for balance among Pashtuns Tajiks Hazaras and Uzbeks, but southern Pashtuns resist Taliban control amid deep regional rifts.
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Arghandar Valley
Afghanistan
U.S
Taliban
Arghandab
Gulagha
Takhar Province
Soviet Union
Kabul
Northern Alliance Resistance
Mohammad Zahir Azimi
United States Army
Arghandab Valley
Kandahar City
Dutch girl Laura Dekker cleared for solo world voyage
A Dutch court ruled 14 year old Laura Dekker ready to sail solo around the world in a 38 foot ketch named Guppy. She prepared with remote schooling, safety gear, first aid training, and a guardianship lift by Middelburg Family Court, placing responsibility with her parents.
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Middelburg
Netherlands
Laura Dekker
South Pacific
Laura
Abby Sunderland
Indian Ocean
S. Kuypers
Armistice Day Tensions Rise With Invincible Spirit Drills
On the armistice anniversary the United States and South Korea expanded a four day naval drill called Invincible Spirit off the South Korean coast. The exercise centers on the USS George Washington with about 20 ships 200 aircraft and 8000 sailors, amid North Korea denials and warnings of retaliation.
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Curtis Wilbur
U.S
East Sea
North Korea
Koreas
United States
Barack Obama
Walter Sharp
South Korea
Korean Peninsula
Sharp
Panmunjom
Pyongyang
Seoul
Washington
George Washington
Donors pledge 1.1 billion for Kyrgyzstan rebuild
International donors pledge 1.1 billion dollars in aid to Kyrgyzstan over 30 months to support reconstruction after months of ethnic violence and unrest. The funds aim to stabilize the interim government, rebuild infrastructure, and strengthen public spending oversight amid a projected 5 percent GDP contraction.
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Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Kyrgyz
World Bank
Theodore Ahlers
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Ahlers
Roza Otunbayeva
United States
Russia
Otunbayeva
Osh
Jalal-Abad
South
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