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US envoy: NATO to send more forces to Afghanistan

Dec. 3, 2009
U.S. special envoy Richard C. Holbrooke acknowledged Thursday that the war in Afghanistan in unpopular, given "the legacy of Iraq and Vietnam," but he predicted that NATO allies will soon contribute more forces to join the 30,000 additional U.S. troops being...
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Special envoy Richard Holbrooke says the United States plans to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government.
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PARIS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The reports of irregularities in the Aug. 20 Afghan elections will be investigated and "worked out peacefully," the U.S. special envoy to the region said.
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BBC: Karzai, Holbrooke had verbal fight

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Both sides are denying the special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan had a heated argument with President Hamid Karzai following the Afghan election, the BBC reports.

Holbrooke talking to Pakistani Muslims

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke is reaching out to anti-American Pakistani Islamic politicians for dialogue, officials say.

Holbrooke: U.S. urges Pakistan democracy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke says his country is determined to maintain democracy in Pakistan to help fight terrorism.

Holbrooke arrives in India

NEW DELHI, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke has arrived in New Delhi, where he will meet with Indian officials.

Holbrooke meets with Afghan officials

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke met Saturday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta.
Holbrooke: Pakistan must cut terror havens

Holbrooke: Pakistan must cut terror havens

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke says Pakistan must eliminate safe havens used by terrorists in the country's northwestern tribal areas.

Holbrooke to head to Afghanistan, Pakistan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Afghanistan-Pakistan special envoy William Holbrooke will be on an listening mission when he goes to the region from Europe, the U.S. State Department said.

Holbrooke leads Afghan-Pakistani strategy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Obama administration named veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke as a special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan to oversee a multifaceted U.S. strategy.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler