Few Canadians Want Afghan Mission Extended: Poll
18 July 2007
Few adults in Canada believe their armed forces should remain in Afghanistan beyond February 2009, according to a new online poll by Angus Reid Strategies. Only 16 per cent of respondents think Canada should extend the military mission, and 49 per cent believe Canadian troops should be withdrawn from the area before the mandate ends.
The survey reveals a 'gender gap' in attitudes toward the mission: More women (56%) than men (41%) want the...
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More Troops Required to Stabilize Afghanistan: Report
18 July 2007
A new U.K. House of Commons Defence Committee report on the British mission in Afghanistan expresses 'deep concern' at the reluctance of some NATO members to commit troops to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The failure to provide adequate troop numbers threatens to undermine NATO's credibility and ISAF operations. ISAF tactics, the opium economy, corruption, and the progress of security sector reform are also addressed.
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18 July 2007
More than one quarter of the 249 seats in Afghanistan’s National Assembly are reserved for women, placing it among the world’s top 20 most gender-balanced legislatures. According to a new report from the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, however, this creation of political space for women has not resulted in the substantive representation of their collective gender interests. The report, titled “A Matter of Interests: Gender and the Politics...
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