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Monday 13 February RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

Newsline - Dutch Afghan pull-out another blow for NATO

On air: 22 February 2010 15:00 (Photo: ANP)

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Newsline 22 February 2010: What next for the Dutch government after this weekend's cabinet collapse? NATO's under fire for yet another airstrike that left innocent civilians dead. Sudan signs a ceasefire agreement with Darfur rebels - but will it lead to a lasting peace?

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The Netherlands without a working government
The Dutch cabinet fell apart this weekend after the Labour party resigned from the coalition government. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet came undone over a disagreement about how to respond to an official NATO request that the Dutch extend their military mission in Afghanistan. Radio Netherlands Worldwide's political editor John Tyler recaps this weekend's dramatic events.
 
Dutch pull-out bad news for NATO
The collapse of the government practically ensures a withdrawal of Dutch troops from Afghanistan. It's more bad news for NATO after an alleged 30 civilians were killed in a NATO bombing on Sunday. RNW regional expert Bette Dam discusses the latest developments in Afghanistan.
 
Will the latest Darfur ceasefire hold?
The Sudanese government and members of the country's largest rebel group - the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) - are in Doha today to ratify a ceasefire for the Darfur region. Many of the ceasefires signed over the past seven years of the Darfur conflict were quickly broken, but the government appears to be more serious this time, according to Jort Hemmer of the Clingendael Institute of International Relations in the Hague.

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