Apr. 24/''But the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad says circumstances suggest the militants are now under pressure and that a national consensus is building among the public and political parties that they must be challenged with force.''
Jan. 08/イスラエル軍も文民を人間の盾に'Our sources in Gaza report that Israeli soldiers have entered and taken up positions in a number of Palestinian homes, forcing families to stay in a ground floor room while they use the rest of their house as a military base and sniper position.'
'Related to General McKiernan’s request, one of the other assessments proposes a military campaign plan for Afghanistan for the next 5 to 10 years, creating long-term requirements for troop levels in the southern and eastern parts of the country...'
'Washington is seeking $20bn (£11bn) from its allies to help stabilise Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.'/'He[Robert Gates] added that the US had been "on the wrong side of strategic communications", and would in future apologise and compensate families before investigating.'
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