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MIAMI, FL - Cuba's National Assembly confirmed the transfer of power to Raul Castro, from his brother, Fidel. Officials announced the decision at a meeting Sunday, February 24, 2008, to select the 31 members of the governing Council of State, which includes the presidency.
Washington, DC - The following is a statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice released through the Office of the Spokesman on Sunday, February 24, 2008.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Coalition and Iraqi forces killed four suspected terrorists, detained 56 others and destroyed weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said Sunday, February 24, 2008.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Four suspected insurgents were detained over the weekend by coalition troops in Afghanistan during an operation to disrupt Taliban leadership networks in Zabul province, military officials said.
By Barry Newhouse
Voice of AmericaISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Witnesses said the blast over the weekend tore through a crowd of mostly men and boys who were watching a dog fighting festival.
Interior Ministry Spokesman Zamary Bashary called the blast a "very bad" suicide attack.
"The police are investigating the case," said Bashary. "Right now we are sure it was a suicide bomber. Some parts of the legs are remaining on the spot."
Voice of AmericaROME, ITALY - People danced in the streets of Pristina, fired guns into the air and waved red and black Albanian flags in jubilation at the birth of the world's newest country: Kosovo. The chamber burst into applause after a unanimous vote approved the document proclaiming independence and parliament speaker Jakup Krasniqi declared Kosovo an independent, democratic and sovereign state.
By Meredith Buel
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Officials in Pakistan say more than 80 million voters are eligible to participate in the election to select members of the lower house of Parliament and the nation's four provincial assemblies.
The following is prepared testimony by Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
Subject: U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, Instability and the Future of U.S. Policy
January 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier this month awarded Democracy International a grant to organize an international election observation mission for the February 18, 2008 parliamentary elections in Pakistan. Led by former U.S. Congressman Jim Moody, the 35-person delegation will include leaders from the political, academic and foreign policy fields, as well as experts in election processes and Pakistani politics.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and captured 24 suspects today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq, military officials said Sunday.
By Seaman William Selby, USN
Special to American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. forces are helping make sure the Iraqi Army will have enough equipment and weapons to defend itself, a senior military official said last week.
By Cindy Saine
Voice of AmericaWASHINGTON DC - Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon today, Air Force Brigadier General Thomas Hartmann announced the first sweeping charges brought against suspected conspirators in the September 11th attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
General Hartmann, the legal adviser to the U.S. military tribunal system identified the six men facing charges.
By Sgt. Natalie Rostek
COMBAT OUTPOST CAHILL, IRAQ - Soldiers and leaders of Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, visited Sons of Iraq members at checkpoints, Feb. 6, in al Bawi village.
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceFORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, IRAQ – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he'll probably recommend a pause for evaluation and assessment in Iraq before further troop reductions when the last surge brigade leaves in July.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed one suspected terrorist, detained 16 others and seized weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said Sunday, February 3, 2008.
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BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN – Several armed insurgents were killed Jan. 31 in Oruzgan province during a coalition operation to degrade weapons-facilitation networks in the area.
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – Attacks have dropped in Baghdad to levels seen in 2005, a senior commander in Iraq said today.
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FARAH PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN – Afghan National Army soldiers, assisted by coalition forces, distributed food, tea and clothes to more than 350 women and children visiting the Afghan government's Women's Affairs Department office in downtown Farah, Jan. 26.
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. commander in South Korea wants to re-examine the tour length for personnel assigned to the peninsula.
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - As the security situation has improved in the southern belts of Baghdad, coalition officials find themselves more involved with building local governance capacity and creating jobs.
By Elaine Eliah
Special to American Forces Press ServiceBAGHDAD, IRAQ – To many Americans, convenient shopping means easy, safe parking at clean, wholesome supermarkets. In Iraq, where shoppers often risk their lives buying groceries and vendors watch produce rot for lack of electricity or transport, marketing has different requirements.
The New Baghdad Market, also known as 9 Nissan, soon will be able to meet these special needs.
Coalition Forces in Iraq Capture 18 Suspected Terrorists
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WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, January 29, 2008, coalition forces in Iraq detained 18 suspected terrorists during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks operating in the central and northern parts of the country, according to military officials.
By Tech. Sgt. D. Clare, USAF
Special to American Forces Press ServiceBALAD AIR BASE, IRAQ – The Air Force Theater Hospital's 98 percent survivability rate for injured U.S. servicemembers would be meaningless if the wounded were unable to survive their journey out of the combat zone.
By Sgt. Jason Stadel, USA
Special to American Forces Press Service
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, IRAQ – The Jan. 3 opening of a medical clinic in Maderiyah, Iraq, brought health care access to a community that had not seen a doctor since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003.By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - The commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Middle East today called the behavior of Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats that buzzed three U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday "unduly provocative." (Video)
