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Col. Steve Bowes, commander of Canada's provincial reconstruction ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Col. Steve Bowes, commander of Canada's provincial reconstruction team in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Terry Pedwell)

A Canadian Chinook helicopter takes off from a forward operating ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A Canadian Chinook helicopter takes off from a forward operating base in the Panjwaii district in Afghanistan in this Sept. 26, 2009 photo. Canadian Chinooks have carried 10,000 Canadian and U.S. troops in the past six months.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Gravelan

A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anja Niedringhaus

Massive fraud uncovered after the August 20 presidential election ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Massive fraud uncovered after the August 20 presidential election highlighted the scale of corruption in Afghanistan's government and has led to enormous international pressure on President Hamid Karzai (pictured in March) to clean up graft. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seen delivering a speech ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seen delivering a speech at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, on November 6. Brown warned that the West could withdraw support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. Photo:Oli Scarff/AFP

Afghanistan has rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghanistan has rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai, seen here, by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country's sovereignty. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the West could withdraw ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the West could withdraw support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. Afghanistan has rejected criticism of Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country's sovereignty. Photo:Oli Scarff/AFP

An Afghan army medic soldier looks out from an ambulance in ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan army medic soldier looks out from an ambulance in Kabul. Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry has said. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul. Seven ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul. Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry has said. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

US troops and medics carry an injured Afghan soldier to be transported ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - US troops and medics carry an injured Afghan soldier to be transported to a hospital in Kandahar on November 4. Seven members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry has said. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

Crosses, poppies and photographs commemorating those who died ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Crosses, poppies and photographs commemorating those who died as a result of the conflict in Afghanistan are seen in the Field of Remembrance in the grounds of Westminster Abbey in London November 7, 2009. A remembrance service will be held on Sunday in memory of those who died fighting for Britain and its allies. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN CONFLICT MILITARY RELIGION)

A US medic treats an injured Afghan soldier in the helicopter ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US medic treats an injured Afghan soldier in the helicopter during transportation to a hospital in Kandahar, on November 4. Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

A United Nations vehicle drives through Kabul on November 5. ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A United Nations vehicle drives through Kabul on November 5. As Taliban activity across Afghanistan intensifies, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said about 200 UN expatriate staff would be temporarily relocated outside Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly rebel attack on a guesthouse on October 28 which killed five UN workers. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Afghan men ride on a three-wheeler laden with firewood in Kandahar, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan men ride on a three-wheeler laden with firewood in Kandahar, on November 5. At least 25 NATO and Afghan soldiers were wounded Friday as the hunted for two US paratroopers missing in remote northwestern Afghanistan, according to NATO. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide speaks ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide speaks at a press conference in Kabul on November 5. Afghanistan Saturday rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country's sovereignty. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Afghanistan Saturday rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country's sovereignty. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Pakistani soldiers are seen patrolling in Rawalpindi, a few ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani soldiers are seen patrolling in Rawalpindi, a few days ago. Taliban militants have killed three Pakistani soldiers in an assault on a check post in the northwest as the military pressed its ground and air offensive, according to officials. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

A Pakistani Army paramedic gives treatment to a young internally ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Pakistani Army paramedic gives treatment to a young internally displaced boy, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, at a field hospital in Dera Ismail Khan on November 6. Taliban militants killed three Pakistani soldiers in an assault on a check post in the northwest as the military pressed its ground and air offensive, officials said Saturday. Photo:Mohammad Kashif/AFP

A US medic of Medevac unit of 3rd battalion 82nd Combat Aviation ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US medic of Medevac unit of 3rd battalion 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade treats an injured Afghan soldier in the helicopter during transportation to a hospital in Kandahar on November 4. At least 25 NATO and Afghan soldiers were wounded Friday as the hunted for two US paratroopers missing in remote northwestern Afghanistan, NATO said. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

Afghan men ride on a three-wheeler laden with firewood in Kandahar ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan men ride on a three-wheeler laden with firewood in Kandahar on November 5. At least 25 NATO and Afghan soldiers were wounded Friday as the hunted for two US paratroopers missing in remote northwestern Afghanistan, NATO said. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

The UN announced Thursday it was evacuating more than half its ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - The UN announced Thursday it was evacuating more than half its international staff from Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers. Duration: 00:36 Photo:/AFP

A burqa-clad Afghan woman carries her child as she walks past ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - A burqa-clad Afghan woman carries her child as she walks past a United Nations vehicle in Kabul on November 5. The Taliban has levelled a stinging verbal attack on the United Nations, which is relocating 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan after the militia attacked one of its guesthouses in Kabul. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

An Afghan policeman stands guard in front of the main entrance ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan policeman stands guard in front of the main entrance of the United Nations multi-agency compound in Herat on November 5. The Taliban on Friday levelled a stinging verbal attack on the United Nations, which is relocating 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan after the militia attacked one of its guesthouses in Kabul. Photo:Reza Shirmohammadi/AFP

A burqa-clad Afghan woman carries her child as she walks past ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - A burqa-clad Afghan woman carries her child as she walks past a United Nations vehicle in Kabul on November 5. The Taliban on Friday levelled a stinging verbal attack on the United Nations, which is relocating 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan after the militia attacked one of its guesthouses in Kabul. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Pakistan troops seize a Taliban militant during an ongoing military ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan troops seize a Taliban militant during an ongoing military offensive in the tribal district of South Waziristan, November 2. A Pakistani brigadier has escaped assassination in the third gun attack targeting army officers in the capital since the military launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the northwest. Photo:/AFP

VIDEO: The bodies of four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: The bodies of four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan were returned to England. Originally filed: 280709. Photo:/AFP

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Afghan President ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are pictured in Kabul in late 2008. Brown has warned that the West could withdraw support for Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. Photo:Ahmad Masood/AFP

Family and friends grieve as the coffin of a British soldier ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Family and friends grieve as the coffin of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan passes through the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, southern England in August. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned that the West could withdraw support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here with Afghan President ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul last year, has warned that the West could withdraw support for Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. Photo:Ahmad Masood/AFP

US army personnel and soldiers carry an Afghan National Army ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - US army personnel and soldiers carry an Afghan National Army soldier to a helicopter as they prepare to transport him to a hospital in Kandahar in Afghanistan on November 4. A bomb blast killed two American soldiers serving under NATO in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Friday. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sang ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sang Tan)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here with Afghan President ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul in 2008, has warned the West could withdraw support for Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. Photo:Ahmad Masood/AFP

An Afghan policeman stands guard in front of the main entrance ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan policeman stands guard in front of the main entrance of the United Nations multi-agency compound in Herat on November 5. The Taliban on Friday levelled a stinging attack on the United Nations, ratcheting up pressure on the world body as it relocates 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan and reassesses its position in the country. Photo:Reza Shirmohammadi/AFP

A US Army convoy on patrol in Kandahar on November 5. The Taliban ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army convoy on patrol in Kandahar on November 5. The Taliban on Friday levelled a stinging attack on the United Nations, ratcheting up pressure on the world body as it relocates 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan and reassesses its position in the country. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide, chief of the United Nations mission ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide, chief of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Musadeq Sadeq)

British soldiers patrolling an area in Kabul in August 2009. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - British soldiers patrolling an area in Kabul in August 2009. The public is rapidly losing confidence that the war in Afghanistan can be won, after the killing of five soldiers by a rogue Afghan policeman, a new poll showed Thursday. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

In this image made from video, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009, a casualty ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this image made from video, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009, a casualty is unloaded into an ambulance before being taken to a base hospital in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, after five British soldiers were shot dead in an attack.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/APTN)

Afghan workers construct a building in Kabul. The United Nations ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan workers construct a building in Kabul. The United Nations announced Thursday it will evacuate more than half its international staff based in Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Afghan men watch as an US armored vehicle patrols along a street ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan men watch as an US armored vehicle patrols along a street in Kandahar. The United Nations announced Thursday it will evacuate more than half its international staff based in Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

A United Nations vehicle drives through Kabul. The United Nations ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - A United Nations vehicle drives through Kabul. The United Nations announced Thursday it will evacuate more than half its international staff based in Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

A taxi carrying an Afghan family stops as a US Army convoy patrols ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - A taxi carrying an Afghan family stops as a US Army convoy patrols in Kandahar. The Obama administration said Thursday it has doubled the number of civilian experts working in Afghanistan and is 'on track' to meet its goal of nearly 1,000 civilians by the new year. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

An Afghan man makes musical instrument in his workshop in Kandahar. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan man makes musical instrument in his workshop in Kandahar. The Obama administration said Thursday it has doubled the number of civilian experts working in Afghanistan and is 'on track' to meet its goal of nearly 1,000 civilians by the new year. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

United Nations envoy Kai Eide answers questions during a press ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations envoy Kai Eide answers questions during a press conference in Kabul. The UN says it is evacuating more than half its international staff from Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guest house for UN workers. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Afghans walk through the streets in Kabul. The United Nations ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghans walk through the streets in Kabul. The United Nations is to evacuate around 600 non-essential foreign staff from the war-torn country after a Taliban attack on a guest house killed five employees on October 28. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

United Nations employees carry their colleague's coffin at a ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations employees carry their colleague's coffin at a ceremony at Kabul Airport on November 3. The United Nations says it is evacuating more than half its international staff from Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guest house for UN workers. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

VIDEO: UN guest house attacked in Kabul. Originally filed: 281009. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: UN guest house attacked in Kabul. Originally filed: 281009. Duration: 01:31 Photo:/AFP

Pakistan soldiers enter a Taliban militant hideout during an ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan soldiers enter a Taliban militant hideout during an ongoing military offensive in the tribal district of South Waziristan. Suspected US missiles on Thursday killed five militants in Pakistan's Al-Qaeda-infested tribal belt, where the army said it killed 28 militants in fierce fighting with homegrown Taliban. Photo:/AFP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference in ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference in Kabul on November 3. Karzai is 'corrupt' but NATO has to accept that 'he is our guy' in Afghanistan, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said, according to the New York Times on Thursday. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference in ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference in Kabul on November 3. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner hit out at the United States and Germany for failing to coordinate on NATO policy and branded Karzai 'corrupt,' in remarks reported Thursday. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP