May 6th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
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WASHINGTON – The fuse that could ignite an explosion of Islamic militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is burning so fast that the Obama administration is scrambling to keep pace.
As Pakistan's army finally opened a belated offensive against the advance of extremist Taliban fighters, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his key security ministers huddled Wednesday with their Afghan and U.S. counterparts in all-day meetings in Washington.
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Karzai Draws Criticism After Meeting US Senators on War Plans
May 7th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai drewcriticism after a closed-door lunch yesterday in which U.S.senators asked him and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari tojustify assistance to the war effort in their countries.
US-Afghan-Pakistan summit after Afghan poll
May 7th, 2009 - Reuters
(Corrects "question" to "quest" in second paragraph) *Leaders to meet again after August poll *Kerry sees "reality" in leaders' views (Adds Karzai...
Afghan anger at deadly US strikes
May 7th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Afghan and US officials are investigating how many civilians died Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Farah in western Afghanistan in protest at the deaths of civilians in US air strikes earlier this week.
Presidents vow unity against insurgents
May 6th, 2009 - USA Today
WASHINGTON — President Obama and the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan heralded "unprecedented cooperation" Wednesday after a series of meetings aimed at creating...
Clinton Expresses Regret for Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
May 6th, 2009 - Washington Post
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today expressed deep regret for civilian casualties caused by U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan, telling the visiting Afghan and...
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