Rumsfeld: Afghanistan a 'Success'
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In a GQ magazine interview, Donald Rumsfeld calls Afghanistan a "success," but says U.S. efforts in Iraq are hampered by a failure to establish a foundation for democracy
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Counting in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has concluded, indicating the US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai is the clear winner.
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"If you look at the Afghanistan of 2001 and the Afghanistan of now there is a remarkable difference for the better"  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she has seen progress in Afghanistan during the past few years, despite a determined Taliban insurgency that has disrupted security and prompted concerns that the NATO-led military campaign is faltering.And Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seeking more military contributions from NATO members, said he's disappointed that some countries haven't sent combat troops to Afghanistan. But he also said he doesn't think the alliance is at a point of risking failure in the country. Read more
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top election official says vote counting is through in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. The election&#39;s top technical officer told The Associated Press that US-backed interim president Hamid Karzai is the winner.
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Making India a key destination of his first foreign foray in the second stint of Bush Administration, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday indicated that the two countries were ready to transform the relations into practical steps by saying
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An all-party security meeting held in Iraq after two days of extreme violence is a success, says the president.
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More than two weeks after Afghanistan's first presidential election, vote counting wrapped up Tuesday and interim leader Hamid Karzai emerged with a resounding victory.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that despite Afghanistan's rising opium production and violence in the south, "the trajectory is a hopeful and promising one" five years after the Taliban's fall.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is checking up on promises for continued support in the war in Afghanistan by checking in with NATO defense leaders in southeastern Europe.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld addresses the Association of the US Army&#39;s 50th Annual Meeting and Exhibition at the Washington Convention Center, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
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Afghanistan&#39;s interim President Hamid Karzai is winning 55.4 percent of the vote in the country&#39;s first presidential election as counting nears an end, the United Nations said on its Web site.
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Vice President Dick Cheney congratulated U.S. troops for helping give democracy a chance to take root in Afghanistan.
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Vice President Dick Cheney (website - news - bio) congratulated US troops for helping give democracy a chance to take root in Afghanistan.
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The war against terror was being won in Afghanistan, but the country faced a new danger that threatened the entire international community, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld warned on Wednesday.
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US President George W. Bush expressed on Monday confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has been under increasing criticism for his handlingof Iraq from lawmakers.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- More than two weeks after Afghanistan's first presidential election, vote counting wrapped up yesterday and interim leader Hamid Karzai emerged with a resounding victory.
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The new Afghan army is winning the support of the population and is capable of tackling a lingering insurgency by remnants of the ousted Taliban regime, the U.S. general in charge of its training said Monday.