Radio Netherlands Worldwide
101_6_SIG
Search results
US to deploy 18,000 troops to Afghanistan
18,000 more troops to Afghanistan by late spring, as part of a 30,000-strong force already promised by President Barack Obama. The troops are being deployed later than expected. The remaining 12 ... troops in Afghanistan. The extra troops have been sent to take part in a large offensive against Taliban ...
German minister hints at Afghan troop increase
corresponding cover in Afghanistan, which could provide grounds to raise troop levels. Some also believe ... guttenberg.jpg Germany may raise its troop limit in Afghanistan beyond 4 ... ;quot;We're not just talking about troops, we're also talking about training (Afghan) police and bolstering civilian ...
Israeli troops kill six Palestinians
Palestinians were killed by an air force unit after ground troops spotted them approaching the fence separating ... on Saturday, Israeli troops have killed six Palestinians. Israeli soldiers shot dead three people ... , Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israeli troops, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestinian dead, West Bank ...
More Rwandan troops killed in Sudan
-torn Darfur region. It now has more than 18,000 personnel on the ground. Twenty-two peacekeepers have been ...
UN: Congolese troops killed 50 Rwandans in April rampage
50 Rwandan Hutu refugees, and burnt their camp to the ground in an attack in April 2009," UN ... to the ground, and at least 1,000 civilians killed," he said. Among the DR Congo military, & ...
UN troops did not rape in Congo
UN troops photo flickr excauboi.jpg There is no proof of rape by UN troops found in east DRCongo areas, a fact finding team said. The team investigated ... General Babacar Gaye told the press. "In both cases...., there was nothing on the ground ...
Pakistan retakes Taliban stronghold
leader's whereabouts. The town's capture is part of a large-scale ground offensive Pakistan's army launched a week ago, pitting 30,000 troops against an estimated 10,000 Taliban and 1,500 al-Qaeda militants ... . Photo: Afghan refugees waiting for food (EPA) (al-Qaeda, ground offensive, Kotkai ...
EU agrees on mission to train Somali forces
insurgency. The mission, expected to be led by Spain and involving around 100 troops, should begin ... that training Somali troops and providing them with guns could cause more problems than it solves if there were ... is on the ground protecting the government's key institutions, but Somalia needs a larger contigent of its own ...
NATO head’s warning over Afghanistan
higher price. He said the country would become a training ground for the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Mr ... for the despatch of more troops to Afghanistan. The United States is currently considering whether to send a further 40,000 troops to Afghanistan. It already has 65,000 troops stationed there, partly under its own ...
Cabinet minutes on Iraq invasion remain secret
. RTL had demanded the right to see the minutes on the grounds of the Public Information Act ... -American invasion of Iraq. The Dutch only lent political support and did not send any troops. (Iraq War ...
Listen on demand
Music programmes
