Gates: U.S. would support Afghan peace talks with Taliban
10.10.08
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks to end the seven-year conflict in that country. The Taliban has been battling a U.S.-led coalition since it was toppled from power in 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network.
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Human Rights Expert Witnesses Beatings and Brutality in Zimbabwe
04.17.08
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Hopes that post-election Zimbabwe would stay calm are beginning to deteriorate. Reports are trickling out of the countryside of beatings and even murders of pro-opposition supporters. With 80% of the country unemployed and many angry, the powder keg could ignite at any moment. In this report, a witness describes what he has seen and what could be a sign of things to come.
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