The largest operation in the second phase of the military campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan has been launched by US forces, reports Al Jazeera’s David Chater.

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Uganda’s long history of conflict is encouraging security firms to hire large numbers of former Ugandan soldiers to work as as guards in Iraq, reports Andrew Simmons.

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Ban Ki-moon is half way through his five years as UN Secretary-General and has shown signs of wanting a second term. Inside Story looks at the ups and downs of the UN secretary-general’s first term. Compared to his predecessors, has he been successful?

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