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NATO Troops Kill 4 On Bus in Southern Afghanistan
Voice of America
Photo: AP NATO says its troops opened fire on a bus in southern Afghanistan
Monday, killing at least four people and wounding 18 others. …
www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Afghan-Officials-NATO-Troops-Kill-4-on-Bus-90599479.html

ManTech Awarded $8.8M Contract from NATO to Support Analysis of Worldwide …
MarketWatch (press release)
The JALLC is NATO’s lead agency for the analysis of operations, exercises,
training and experiments, and for the collection and communication of
lessons …
www.marketwatch.com/story/mantech-awarded-88m-contract-from-nato-to-support-analysis-of-worldwide-operations-2010-04-12?reflink=MW_news_stmp

With Friends Like These? Karzi Might Block NATO Offensive
The Moderate Voice
The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has cast doubt over Nato’s
planned summer offensive against the Taliban in the southern province of
Kandahar, …
themoderatevoice.com/69073/with-friends-like-these-karzi-might-block-nato-offensive/

Nato forces gather for Exercise
BBC News
Army, navies and air forces from Nato countries have gathered in the UK for
the start of Joint Warrior – Europe’s largest military exercise. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8612044.stm

NATO subcommittee chairman: Azerbaijan becomes NATO’s strong partner
Trend News Agency
Azerbaijan has become a strong partner of NATO, said the chairman of the
subcommittee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. “Azerbaijan is becoming a
very …
en.trend.az/news/politics/foreign/1668288.html

Kiev Says No to Nato – But Not the EU
Daily Georgian Times
New President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich has dissolved a commission
overseeing the country’s preparation for eventual entry to NATO and
abolished the …
www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=21180

Afghanistan’s Karzai Condemns NATO Killing Of Four Civilians
NASDAQ
In a statement, his office said the president “strongly condemned” the
shooting and added: “Opening fire on a passenger bus is against NATO’s
commitment to …
www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201004120640dowjonesdjonline000123&title=afghanistans-karzai-condemns-nato-killing-of-four-civilians

Polish President Was a Reliable US Ally, But Also a Candid Critic
CNSNews.com
(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Poland also is among the leading troop
contributors in Afghanistan, and one of a very few European NATO members
that does not …
www.cnsnews.com/public/checker.aspx?rsrcID=64045

Russian concerns weigh heavily
Asia Times Online
The US and NATO are naturally fearful that events in Kyrgyzstan will affect
the war against the Taliban. National security institutions often overstate
…
www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/LD13Ag01.html

UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 12 (UPI) — NATO troops fired on a bus after the
driver failed to stop Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing four people
and …
www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/04/12/UPI-NewsTrack-TopNews/UPI-18971271075017/

Blasts hit southern Afghan city
Aljazeera.net
Nato said it “deeply regrets” the deaths, and Hamid Karzai, the Afghan
president, asked Nato forces to take “serious precautions” to avoid further
civilian …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/04/20104129932716762.html

Iran calls NATO chief claims “deception”
ISNA
Embassy of Iran in Denmark in response to an article by NATO’s Secretary
General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Iran’s peaceful nuclear and missile
activities, …
www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1518180&Lang=E

Conservationists forced to scale back watch on huge Nato exercise
Press and Journal
A lack of funds mean members of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
(WDCS) will be shore-based for Nato’s 11-day, Joint Warrior operation, …
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1678536

NATO fire kills Afghan civilians
WA today
A NATO official said the alliance was aware of the incident, but had no
immediate comment. On Sunday, a bus carrying Afghans working for a
US-supported …
www.watoday.com.au/world/nato-fire-kills-afghan-civilians-20100412-s46z.html

Defense Minister: Ukraine seeks more concrete, practical relations with NATO
BSANNA NEWS
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Yezhel believes that the existing
intensive cooperation with NATO needs to be moved to a qualitatively new
level, …
bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/newsitem.php?id=12832&lang=en

11 years since NATO attack on train
B92
GRDELICA — Monday marks eleven years since the Grdelièki Bridge, which
had a passenger train on it at the time, was bombed by NATO in 1999. …
www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=04&dd=12&nav_id=66418

Headlines: Israel PM warns of Iran threat on Holocaust Day
TMD Celebrity News
AFP/Kunduz/Lashkar Gah Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Taliban
“brothers” to lay down their arms, as he appeared with Nato’s commander
in a show of …
tmdcelebritynews.com/headlines-israel-pm-warns-of-iran-threat-on-holocaust-day/02296

Italian aid workers accused of plotting to kill Afghan governor
Telegraph.co.uk
Emergency, the Milan-based charity, said on Sunday that the arrest of its
workers on Saturday was an attempt by the Afghan government and Nato forces
to …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7578730/Italian-aid-workers-accused-of-plotting-to-kill-Afghan-governor.html

Afghan air force struggles to take off
The Associated Press
He heads a team of air force instructors within the NATO training command
that was set up last year to train Afghanistan’s rapidly expanding army and
police …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVrwLiz3YQwrHqHOE8zUrdlE4ozgD9F0V4IG2

Headlines: Karzai must live up to promises in Afghanistan: NATO chief
Los Angeles News Today
… on whether he lives up to his promises rather than his war of words
with the United States, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said
Thursday. …
losangelesnewstoday.com/headlines-karzai-must-live-up-to-promises-in-afghanistan-nato-chief/912725

Looking closely, it’s a mission we should run from
TheChronicleHerald.ca
If NATO soldiers were going to fight and die to prop up Karzai’s unelected
government, then it was felt that pressure could be brought to bear upon
the …
thechronicleherald.ca/Columnists/1176720.html

Did ‘Careless’ NATO reporting name hex downed Kaczynski airliner?
The Spoof (satire)
Smolensk – NATO sources warned years ago that their designated
classification names for former Eastern Bloc military craft might be blamed
one day for …
www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s3i72723

INFANTRY: No Known Cure For The AK-47 Disease
Strategy Page
April 12, 2010: American and NATO trainers are frustrated at their
inability to train Afghans to shoot accurately. The Afghan soldiers and
police, …
www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20100412.aspx

SUPPORT: Getting Priced Out Of Peacekeeping
Strategy Page
All NATO nations in Afghanistan have been running into serious problems
keeping their combat troops supplied with needed equipment. …
www.strategypage.com/htmw/htcbtsp/articles/20100412.aspx

US nominee for ambassador to ?R accompanies Obama
Prague Daily Monitor
Klaus also spoke with the US delegation Friday about NATO’s new strategic
concept and Czech interest in taking an active part in its formulation. …
praguemonitor.com/2010/04/12/us-nominee-ambassador-%C4%8Dr-accompanies-obama

Obama’s ambitious compromise
Pakistan Observer
Such symbols are useful bargaining chips in Brussels, particularly when
most NATO member states, including right-leaning Nicholas Sarkozy led
France, …
pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=25275

Obama: We’re still working on our democracy
Foreign Policy
Kazakhstan, which has been touting its record on combating nuclear
proliferation, is a key player in the NATO supply network to Afghanistan
and currently …
thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/11/obama_were_still_working_on_our_democracy

Italy gives Albania euro51 million in aid
eTaiwan News
Former communist Albania has joined NATO last year, and has also applied
for the EU candidate status. Also Monday, Denmark donated equipment to
Albania’s …
www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1225508&lang=eng_news

America’s Asian Ambitions – Under Obama Multilateralism Is Still Instrumental
Free Internet Press
But Europe’s best offer may be in helping foot the bill for a global NATO.
In Tokyo in November 2009, Hawaii-born President Barack Obama introduced
himself …
freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=25315

Army sends fifth peacekeeping mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
ISI – Emerging Markets (subscription)
We note that the army currently takes part in the UN MINURCAT mission in
Chad as well as in the NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan . …
www.securities.com/googlenews.html?pc=AL&doc_id=259679681

Russia urges joint efforts to add
The Voice of Russia
… to accomplish the purpose, Makarov said, citing India, Pakistan and
some NATO countries, whose nuclear stockpiles “should be significantly
reduced”. …
english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/12/6314408.html

Nato investigates Afghan bus shooting | Stuff.co.nz
International troops opened fire on a civilian bus early Monday in a
southern Afghan city, killing four people and wounding 18, the local
governor’s spokesman said.
www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/3574034/Nato-investigates-Afghan-bus-shooting

Afghan official says NATO gunfire kills 4 civilians, sparks …
International troops opened fire on a bus carrying Afghan civilians Monday,
killing four people, an Afghan official said, setting off anti-American
protests in a key southern city where coalition forces hope to rally the
public for a …
www.sfexaminer.com/world/afghan-official-says-4-civilians-killed-18-wounded-in-shooting-by-international-troops-90591919.html

Nato fire ‘kills Afghan civilians’ | Stock Market News – Business …
By Editor
At least four civilians were killed and 18 others wounded when Nato forces
fired at a bus in southern Kandahar province, Afghan officials say.The bus
was travelling from Kandahar to western Herat province on Monday morning,
…
www.rocketnews.com/2010/04/nato-fire-kills-afghan-civilians/

Hamid Karzai may shut down NATO offensive – Need to know – Macleans.ca
By macleans.ca
Canada’s only national weekly current affairs magazine.
www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/11/hamid-karzai-may-shut-down-nato-offensive/

Afghan authorities accuse NATO of killing four civilians | www …
By marketmaker
The Afghan government in Kandahar on Monday accused NATO troops of opening
fire on a bus, killing four civilians, including a woman and a child, and
wounding 18 others.The NATO-run International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF), …
www.bullfax.com/?q=node-afghan-authorities-accuse-nato-killing-four-civilians

Afghan official: Civilians killed in NATO shooting | World | News …
International troops opened fire on a bus carrying Afghan civilians early
Monday, killing four people and setting off anti-American protests in a
southern city that is a hotbed of the Taliban insurgency.
www.winnipegsun.com/news/world/2010/04/12/13550366.html

Afghan official: 4 civilians killed by NATO troops | The Daily …
KABUL (AP) — International troops opened fire on a civilian bus early
Monday in a southern Afghan city, killing four people and wounding 18, the
local.
dailycaller.com/2010/04/12/afghan-official-4-civilians-killed-by-nato-troops/

Afghan officials: NATO troops fire on bus, kill 4 | HDLNR
By admin
NATO-led troops fired on a bus in southern Afghanistan on Monday morning,
killing four civilians and wounding 18 others, officials said.
www.hdlnr.com/afghan-officials-nato-troops-fire-on-bus-kill-4

Chicago Policy Review “ Blog Archive “ NATO in Afghanistan …
By Susan Parker
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s April 8 address the
University of Chicago this past week emphasized burden-sharing in the war
in Afghanistan and the lessons learned from NATO’s involvement. His
“lessons learned,” listed …
harrisschool.uchicago.edu/blogs/cpr/index.php/2010/04/11/nato-in-afghanistan-exporting-security/

NATO gunfire kills 4 on bus, sparks protests | Antiwar Newswire
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NATO troops fired in bus killed Afghan civilians | MaxiNews.co.uk
By sude
NATO troops fired on a bus in Afghanistan killing four Afghan civilians and
eighteen (18) were wounded Monday morning according to officials. The
shooting.
maxinews.co.uk/world/nato-troops-fire-in-bus-killed-afghan-civilians/

Nato fire ‘kills Afghan civilians’ – GupShup Forums
By GSBot
At least four civilians were killed and 18 others wounded when Nato forces
fired at a bus in southern Kandahar province, Afghan officials say. The
bus.
www.paklinks.com/gs/rss-world/416373-nato-fire-kills-afghan-civilians.html

UK Legal News | Nato troops accused of opening fire on civilian …
By Times Online
The Afghan Government in Kandahar has accused Nato troops of opening fire
on a bus, killing 4 civilians, including a woman and a child, and wounding
18.
www.legalnewscentral.co.uk/2010/04/12/nato-troops-accused-of-opening-fire-on-civilian-bus-in-kandahar/

Afghan officials: NATO troops …
By admin
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Afghan officials: NATO troops kill 4 ow.ly/172RND 48 secs ago;
Pakistan: 35 Militants, 2 Soldiers Die in Fighting ow.ly/172RLN 1 hr
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newsherd.com/2010/04/12/afghan-officials-nato-troops/

Dear Kitty. Some blog :: NATO kills Afghan civilian bus passengers …
By Administrator
He says 12 of the wounded were taken to a military hospital. Ayubi said the
provincial government strongly condemned the shooting. A NATO official said
the alliance was aware of the incident but had no immediate comment. …
dearkitty.blogsome.com/2010/04/12/nato-kills-afghan-civilian-bus-passengers/

Nato fire kills Afghan civilians – Newspointer.co.uk
Nato fire kills Afghan civilians – At least four civilians are killed and
18 others wounded when Nato forces fire at a bus in Kandahar, Afghan
officials say.
www.newspointer.co.uk/news/nato_fire_kills_afghan_civilians-42560

Afghan Civilians Attacked By NATO Troops: Four Killed, 18 Wounded …
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — International troops opened fire on a bus
carrying Afghan civilians Monday, killing four people, an Afghan official
said, …
www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20100412/as-afghanistan/

NATO Troops Kill Four Afghan Civilians – WSJ.com
NATO troops opened fire on a bus packed with civilians in the southern
Afghan province of Kandahar, killing at least four and wounding 18 others.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304506904575179374230414734.html

Newsvine – Afghan official: 4 civilians killed by NATO troops
Afghan civilians said the convoy that fired on the bus was American,
although NATO and Afghan authorities declined to identify them by
nationality. …
www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/12/4147067-afghan-official-4-civilians-killed-by-nato-troops