NATO's recent deadly air attack on Pakistan has put the US mission in Afghanistan in danger with supplies cut-off, meaning Washington will soon have to turn to other transit states to keep its military effort going. Russia is among the alternatives and this could mean some well-timed diplomatic leverage for Moscow. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Pakistan's decision to impose tax on US and NATO supplies going to Afghanistan through its territory is only a part of a broader package that Pakistan is discussing at the moment. Author and journalist Webster Tarpley says that the idea of a transit tax is a "cheap trick to provide political cover for Pakistani politicians who want to cave in and appease the US one more time." RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Nov 2007 Tajikistan is struggling to cope with an influx of cheap drugs from Afghanistan. The country has just one rehab clinic and on average, ten soldiers a year die in shoot outs with drug traffickers. Last year, more than two billion dollars worth of heroin was smuggled from Afghanistan. "No matter how much effort we put into fighting the trafficking, the real problem is in Afghanistan", complains General Nazarov. Many are nostalgic of the days of the Taliban, when heroin was much harder to obtain.

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Moscow has agreed to open its airspace for US military supplies to Afghanistan on the condition that Russia will inspect the transit cargo. The deal was announced during Obamas Moscow visit.

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The Afghan campaign has already become The Obama War, says political analyst Mikhail Troitsky from the International Relations department at Moscow State University.

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An expected deal between Russia and America to allow the US to transit military supplies via Russian territory to Afghanistan could be signed during Barack Obamas visit to Moscow next week.

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KABUL TRANSIT - a documentary film www.kabultransit.net In the broken cityscape of Kabul Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of ... all » war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibilities of peace. Kabul Transit shuttles through the broken streets of the city, moving between public space and private, listening in on conversations, posing questions, probing the darker alleys mainstream media avoids. The result is a unique cinematic experience -- a shifting mosaic of encounters and raconteurs, captured glances and telling gestures, all beautifully shot and woven together by the music and the found sounds of a city sluggishly coming to life. Rejecting the usual device of narration and portraiture, the film asks the viewer to experience Kabul as a newly arrived visitor would -- with a freshness born of apprehension on finding oneself in a place that is at once hauntingly strange and altogether familiar.

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KABUL TRANSIT - a documentary film www.kabultransit.net In the broken cityscape of Kabul Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of ... all » war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibilities of peace. Kabul Transit shuttles through the broken streets of the city, moving between public space and private, listening in on conversations, posing questions, probing the darker alleys mainstream media avoids. The result is a unique cinematic experience -- a shifting mosaic of encounters and raconteurs, captured glances and telling gestures, all beautifully shot and woven together by the music and the found sounds of a city sluggishly coming to life. Rejecting the usual device of narration and portraiture, the film asks the viewer to experience Kabul as a newly arrived visitor would -- with a freshness born of apprehension on finding oneself in a place that is at once hauntingly strange and altogether familiar.

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KABUL TRANSIT - a documentary film www.kabultransit.net In the broken cityscape of Kabul Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of ... all » war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibilities of peace. Kabul Transit shuttles through the broken streets of the city, moving between public space and private, listening in on conversations, posing questions, probing the darker alleys mainstream media avoids. The result is a unique cinematic experience -- a shifting mosaic of encounters and raconteurs, captured glances and telling gestures, all beautifully shot and woven together by the music and the found sounds of a city sluggishly coming to life. Rejecting the usual device of narration and portraiture, the film asks the viewer to experience Kabul as a newly arrived visitor would -- with a freshness born of apprehension on finding oneself in a place that is at once hauntingly strange and altogether familiar.

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KABUL TRANSIT - a documentary film www.kabultransit.net In the broken cityscape of Kabul Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of ... all » war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibilities of peace. Kabul Transit shuttles through the broken streets of the city, moving between public space and private, listening in on conversations, posing questions, probing the darker alleys mainstream media avoids. The result is a unique cinematic experience -- a shifting mosaic of encounters and raconteurs, captured glances and telling gestures, all beautifully shot and woven together by the music and the found sounds of a city sluggishly coming to life. Rejecting the usual device of narration and portraiture, the film asks the viewer to experience Kabul as a newly arrived visitor would -- with a freshness born of apprehension on finding oneself in a place that is at once hauntingly strange and altogether familiar.

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KABUL TRANSIT - a documentary film www.kabultransit.net In the broken cityscape of Kabul Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of ... all » war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibilities of peace. Kabul Transit shuttles through the broken streets of the city, moving between public space and private, listening in on conversations, posing questions, probing the darker alleys mainstream media avoids. The result is a unique cinematic experience -- a shifting mosaic of encounters and raconteurs, captured glances and telling gestures, all beautifully shot and woven together by the music and the found sounds of a city sluggishly coming to life. Rejecting the usual device of narration and portraiture, the film asks the viewer to experience Kabul as a newly arrived visitor would -- with a freshness born of apprehension on finding oneself in a place that is at once hauntingly strange and altogether familiar.

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NATO is getting more help from Russia in the Afghan war. At a ministerial meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the sides discussed expanding the vital transit of military cargo to Afghanistan through Russia's territory. Moscow has provided the alliance with air corridors and railway routes. The link is vital as Pakistan blocked NATO supplies from crossing its territory after an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers 6 months ago. And as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, it finds itself in the midst of a string of scandals involving extreme breaches of discipline by US troops Washington says recently published photographs of soldiers posing with the remains of Afghan bombers show an isolated incident of young people caught up in the moment. For more on the topic RT talks to Mike Raddie from the London-based anti-war group Democracy Village. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com

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Every month, thousands of US troops move through the Manas transit center in Kyrgyzstan on their way to and from Afghanistan. The base plays a key role for US operations in the region, but its future is uncertain as Washington lobbies to continue using Manas after the current agreement expires in 2014. [Name of VJ] of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service takes a look at daily operations at Manas.

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As transportation safety deteriorates in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan announces plans to close a key NATO base, forcing the US and NATO to re-strategize with alternate transit routes in this volatile region. Patricia DeGennaro, a specialist on Afghanistan and South Asia, speaks with Martin Savidge regarding the US supply options and the potential for diplomatic solutions. Worldfocus video podcast: feeds.feedburner.com worldfocus.org

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Second episode of our trip from Poland to Central Asia by Ford Transit (diesel, 2,5litres). The trip took place between 7th July and 16th August 2009. We rolled on our tyres asphalt and dust from Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The second episode shows pictures ad movies shot during the way from Kyrgyz-Tajik border to the point somewhere between Ishkashim and Rushan. Tajikistan definitely was the most demanding and the most rewarding part of our trip. This country is purely marvellous - especially its GBAO part: mountains, peaks, passes, hot&cold springs, fortresses, view on Afghanistan and last but not least: extra-friendly people!! That was great test for our Ford Transit, which occurred to be strong as hell and just flew over all rivers, streams, holes and so on :) Pamir Highway and Wakhan Valley rules! Enjoy the landscape! :) One of the best I've ever seen! Next episodes present again Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the way back home. Więcej na: taszkentczyk.blogspot.com Photos by Radek Byczkowski, Krzychu Mularski, Kuba Sokołowicz. Music: Transglobal Underground - Rasa Bliss (Grotus)

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Afghan Massacre: the Convoy of Death won a Gold Special Jury Award at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival 2004. The footage of Mazar-i-Sharif featured in the documentary is by Najibullah Quraishi, who won two prizes at the 2002 Rory Peck Awards for this work, the Sony International Impact Award and the Rory Peck Award for Hard News The Taliban fighters, who had surrendered to Dostum's troops after the November 2001 siege of Kunduz, were transported to Sheberghan prison in sealed containers. Human rights groups estimate that hundreds or thousands of them died during and after transit. Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death presents testimony from interviewees stating that American military personnel were present at and complicit in some of the mass killings, known as the Dasht-i-Leili massacre. A Newsweek report in August 2002, based on a leaked UN memo, did confirm some of the details in Doran's documentary, as well as the presence of mass graves in the Dasht-i-Leili desert, but made no mention of the documentary.

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US infantry regiment loaded on a transport aircraft on Friday (April 15) to travel to Afghanistan from Manas transit centre, a key US air base located at Kyrgyzstan's main civilian airport outside the capital Bishkek. 140 soldiers from Kanzas departed to Afghanistan with about 2000 still remaining at the base, the main hub for the International Security Assistance Force and Coalition military operations in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Kyrgyz parliament on Friday ratified the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and the United States on jet fuel supplies to a US air base in the Central Asian state, replacing previous deals with a more transparent system. The new government in Kyrgyzstan, which also hosts a Russian air base, has tried to remove opaque supply schemes which it says favoured the clan of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, deposed in a popular uprising last April. The Kyrgyz state-run Manas Refuelling Complex planned to supply up to 50 percent of the fuel consumed by the US air base, company representative said. The rest will be supplied by Mina Corp, a Gibraltar-based company awarded a contract by the United States last November. The Manas base is estimated to need 360000 tonnes of jet fuel a year. Kyrgyzstan, where hundreds of people were killed in ethnic riots last June, elected a new parliament last October. The poverty-stricken country is trying to build the first parliamentary democracy in ex-Soviet Central Asia, whose four other countries are ruled by authoritarian <b>...</b>

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Nov 2001 As the future of Afghanistan hangs in the balance, we look back on the country's past and ask where its future lies? The rugged terrain of Afghanistan has often found itself at the centre of some of the world's major conflicts. The pictures on our television screens show a country virtually destroyed by war. Yet it wasn't always so: film footage from the 1970s paints a very different picture, of an open and modern society. The capital Kabul buzzes with life, its streets filled with cars, bicycles and pedestrians. At this time, Kabul was famed as an exotic stop-off point on the hippy trail between Europe and India. "That was a golden period for the Afghans," reminisces Dr Ahmed Abdul Javid, former Chancellor of Kabul University. Until the Taliban enforced an Islamic year zero in 1996, Afghanistan was a relatively liberal Place. Farah Hawad, a female journalist who left Kabul for Britain in 1994, describes the country's progressive attitude towards women back then: "Afghanistan was the first Asian country that had women in parliament." But even during this so-called golden era, tensions existed between the country's different ethnic factions, which finally ignited after the Soviet defeat. The task of establishing a lasting peace between these various ethnic groups is likely to be a long and complex one. If Afghanistan is finally freed from the foreign intervention that has dogged it for so long, perhaps new kind of society will finally be able to flourish in this <b>...</b>

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Third episode of our trip from Poland to Central Asia by Ford Transit (diesel, 2,5litres). The trip took place between 7th July and 16th August 2009. We rolled on our tyres asphalt and dust from Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The third episode shows the way from area of Rushan through Nurek to area of Ayni. Some nice river-crossing are presented here with the biggest one during our travel! Then you can see the convoy in which presidents Emomalii Rahmon (president of Tajikistan), Dmitry Medvedev (president of Russia), Islom Karimov (president of Uzbekistan) and Nursultan Nazarbayev (president of Kazakhstan) were supposed to go. Unfortunately these escort was sent in order to mislead potential terrorists. In the final scenes the Anzob Pass on the way Dushanbe-Khojand is shown together woth the descent from the pass. Enjoy the landscape! :) One of the best I've ever seen! Next episodes present again Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the way back home. Więcej na: taszkentczyk.blogspot.com Photos by Radek Byczkowski, Krzychu Mularski, Kuba Sokołowicz. Music: Fryderykata - Prelude in C minor Op. 28 No. 20

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the presidents of iran, afghanistan and tajikistan met in a tri-lateral summit in tehran. the one day meeting was aimed at giving a boost to the regions economy, through building new railways and roads for the transit of goods between the middle east and central asia. the three countries share a common language, farsi. this is the fourth time the three heads of state get together in a trilateral summit to strengthen relations.

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General Beg demands right for Pakistan Air Force to shoot down ISAF copters, drones paffalcons.com Pakistan closed a vital transit link for NATO supplies for the war in Afghanistan on Thursday in apparent retaliation for an attack by coalition helicopters on a Pakistani security post hours earlier. Trucks and oil tankers were stopped at the border post of Torkham just north of Peshawar and it was unclear when the post would reopen, a Pakistani security official said. A closure of the crossing through which NATO and American troops receive most of their non-lethal equipment is rare, and signaled a downturn in the military relationship between Pakistan and the United States just three months before the Obama administration takes stock of progress in Afghanistan. A NATO helicopter attacked a border post at Mandati Kandaw, a town close to the capital of Parachinar in the Kurram area of Pakistan's tribal region, at 5 am on Thursday, the official said. Three paramilitary soldiers of the Frontier Corps were killed, and three others injured, he said. Another border post at Kharlachi in the Kurram region was struck a few hours later, the official added. The two posts are about 15 miles apart and border Paktia Province in Afghanistan. The incident occurred as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, was in Islamabad for a previously scheduled visit. He was expected to meet the head of the Pakistani military, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, later on Thursday <b>...</b>

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Crazy fighting, Awesome Pictures of the start and finish of the offensive: www.defence.gov.au Taliban networks have suffered a major blow following operations by Afghan security troops and Australian Special Forces in northern Kandahar province. The large scale offensive against Taliban insurgents in the district of Shah Wali Kot, was part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF's) Hamkari initiative, an ongoing civil-military activity aimed at bringing security, governance and economic opportunity to the people of Kandahar. The five-day Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) and Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) operation involved heavy fighting, resulting in the deaths of a significant number of insurgents. On day two, the large-scale contact lasted over thirteen hours. Following their arrival by helicopter, the combined force was immediately engaged by insurgents using small arms and machine gun fire. Over a four-and-a-half-hour period, the Taliban used concealed fighting positions and access to aqueducts and creek lines to mount sustained fire against the coalition force. The combined force suffered two casualties from gunshot wounds; one Australian soldier was wounded in the arm and a partnered Afghan ANSF officer was struck in the side. While under fire from insurgents, both were rapidly aero-medically evacuated to Tarin Kowt where they are recovering. A large number of weapons were recovered after the contact including assault rifles, heavy machine <b>...</b>

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Afghan Massacre: the Convoy of Death won a Gold Special Jury Award at the Worldfest Houston Film Festival 2004. The footage of Mazar-i-Sharif featured in the documentary is by Najibullah Quraishi, who won two prizes at the 2002 Rory Peck Awards for this work, the Sony International Impact Award and the Rory Peck Award for Hard News The Taliban fighters, who had surrendered to Dostum's troops after the November 2001 siege of Kunduz, were transported to Sheberghan prison in sealed containers. Human rights groups estimate that hundreds or thousands of them died during and after transit. Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death presents testimony from interviewees stating that American military personnel were present at and complicit in some of the mass killings, known as the Dasht-i-Leili massacre. A Newsweek report in August 2002, based on a leaked UN memo, did confirm some of the details in Doran's documentary, as well as the presence of mass graves in the Dasht-i-Leili desert, but made no mention of the documentary.

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Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death (earlier title: Massacre at Mazar[1]) is a 2002 documentary by Irish filmmaker Jamie Doran and Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi about alleged war crimes committed by Afghan Northern Alliance troops under General Abdul Rashid Dostum against Taliban fighters. The Taliban fighters, who had surrendered to Dostum's troops after the November 2001 siege of Kunduz, were transported to Sheberghan prison in sealed containers. Human rights groups estimate that hundreds or thousands of them died during and after transit. Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death presents testimony from interviewees stating that American military personnel were present at and complicit in some of the mass killings, known as the Dasht-i-Leili massacre. A short early version of the documentary was shown to the European and German Parliaments in June 2002, causing widespread concern in Europe.[1][2][3][4] Against protests from the United States government, the completed documentary was shown later that year on many countries' national television channels, including German, British, Italian and Australian television. The programme was not screened in the US and received no US media coverage.[3][5][6][7] A Newsweek report in August 2002, based on a leaked UN memo, did confirm some of the details in Doran's documentary, as well as the presence of mass graves in the Dasht-i-Leili desert, but made no mention of the documentary.[4][8][9] In July 2009, Barack Obama, the <b>...</b>

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May 2001 Times are hard for the Opposition Alliance. The drought is in its third year. Up to 200000 have crossed the mountains to seek refuge in Pakistan since the border was closed last year. Pakistan still harbours 3 million Afghans, but won't register them. So the situation in the transit camps is desperate. Pakistan is the main supporter of the Taliban. We find Pakistan State Oil selling gasoline along the main route to Kabul. An injured Taliban confirms there were many Pakistanis in his force. The Taliban attitude to drug production has hardened since it banned poppy growing last year. "The Taliban were very tough with those who planted poppy," says one farmer. But everywhere we find frustration at the lack of serious international efforts to promote peace. "People in the West are so negative to the Taliban. But what will happen if the Taliban implodes... total chaos," says one observer. "We will destroy the Taliban and retake our land," vows one soldier, with the odds stacked against him.

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The US transit centre Manas in Kyrgyzstan is not likely to close soon, despite President Obama's recent announcement on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the base commander said on Sunday (July 3). Troops at the former US airforce base and now transit centre for Afghan troops in Kyrgyzstan started marking the US Independence Day already on Sunday, making hamburgers and dancing to the music of the band from Texas. "We maybe in your country (Kyrgyzstan) today but back in America they are doing very similar things: they have parades, fireworks, games, and what we call 'cook-outs' - grilling on the grill," new base commander Col. James Jacobson told the journalists. Col. Jacobson also said so far there were no plans to close the base near Kyrgyz capital. "There is no defined date as to when the transit centre will close, or if it ever closes. Our opportunities here are to support the international efforts in Afghanistan. And while President Obama said some will draw down, there will still be forces in Afghanistan, so for the foreseeable future we are here with our Kyrgyz partners supporting efforts in Afghanistan," Col. Jacobson said. The base, located at Kyrgyzstan's main civilian airport, hosts about 1200 American and dozens of French and Spanish servicemen, as well as several military cargo and refuelling aircraft. The Manas base is estimated to need 360000 tonnes of jet fuel a year. Kyrgyzstan hosts both a Russian and a US air base. US forces set up their base in <b>...</b>

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You all know that Minimizer goes to great lengths to put their fenders to the test. Over the years, theyve been smashed, dragged, beat on, and driven-over to prove their durability. Theyre tough and proven themselves time and time again. Its a good thing too, because theyve now arrived on the battlefield of Afghanistan. The new Oshkosh M-ATV, featuring Minimizer PCG1000 fender, has officially been deployed for combat use. Learn how Minimizers proven technology will protect American soldiers and her allies serving on the frontlines.

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Over 13000 students study at Kabul University. The campus is lush with vegetation and offers many modern facilities, from computer labs to an up-to-date library, yet students talk about rampant professors' absenteeism and the lack of reputable post-graduate institutions within Afghanistan. Across the street from the university is the Teachers' Training Institute. Students in the English Department talk about their problems, their dreams for the future and the value of higher education. One student also shares her insight into the challenges women face if they want to study in Afghanistan.

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Drug production in Afghanistan has had a 40-fold increase since the US led invasion of the country in 2001. But why doesn't the US refuse to stop this dangerous and evil industry in occupied Afghanistan? Maybe like in the 80's, the Russophobes in the US government do not mind to foster the terrorist networks in the strong desire to hurt Russia by killing tens of thousands of young Russians with a new covert action of narcotics flow. Estimates of how much money the former US governments channeled to the Afghan rebels during Soviet war with Islamic extremists vary, but most sources put the figure between $5 billion and $6 billion or more. If this is true, it is a repeated crime based on madness. The Russian intervention in December 1979 that meant to save the secular Afghan government and to prevent the neighboring country from turning into a terrorist state was the signal for US Russophobes to increase dramatical support to the Afghan Mujahedeen. Results well known, the Russians withdrew and now American solders are dying fighting former allies of US Russophobes. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that the drug business provides the financial basis for terrorism and is one of its main factors for its upsurge- said Viktor Ivanov, the head of Russias Federal Service for the Control of Narcotics. It was Osama bin Laden, Ivanov reminded, who in the middle 1990s created heroin supply chains to Russias Chechnya in order to fund Chechen terrorists. The task of eradicating Afghan <b>...</b>

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The United States has released its annual report on global efforts to counter the international trade in narcotics. The report cites 20 countries as major producers and transit points for illegal drugs. It says drug violence is spiraling in Mexico, and a thriving opium trade is continuing in Afghanistan.

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Security agencies in Pakistan have enhanced the inspection of containers that carry commercial goods to the neighboring Afghanistan under the umbrella of Afghan Transit Trade.

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In November 2001 in response to the September 11th attacks the USS Bataan was sent to support the war against terrorism in Afghanistan

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