Credibility of NATO at Risk in Afghanistan: Gates
08 November 2007
Andre de Nesnera, 'Defining NATO's Role in Afghanistan', Voice of America, 7 November 2007.
EXCERPT: "Sean Kay, a NATO expert at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, says NATO has three basic missions in Afghanistan. The first one is assisting the government of president Hamid Karzai in its efforts to rebuild and stabilize the country. 'The second one is more precise: it's training the Afghan army and also assisting...
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2007 'Worst Year for Aid Workers in Afghanistan'
08 November 2007
'NGOs Vulnerable to Criminal Violence and Insurgency', IRIN News, 7 November 2007.
EXCERPT: "The UN, NGOs and several other international organisations agree that, in terms of security, 2007 has been the worst year for aid workers in Afghanistan.
"Since January 2007, 106 crime and conflict-related security incidents have involved NGOs across the country, the Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) reported in October. Anja de Beer,...
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Wall Street Journal Profiles Afghan Warlord
08 November 2007
Jay Soloman, 'Failed Courtship of Warlord Trips Up U.S. in Afghanistan', Wall Street Journal, 8 November 2007.
"The U.S. is struggling to find tribal allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan as it tries to beat back the resurgence of al Qaeda and the Taliban. In alienating a powerful warlord named Jalaluddin Haqqani a few years ago, however, some U.S. and Afghan officials argue the Americans may have shot themselves in the foot.
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Norway to Boost Afghanistan Forces
08 November 2007
'Norway pledges more troops for Afghanistan', Globe and Mail/Reuters, 6 November 2007.
"Norway will send an additional 250 troops, including special forces, and helicopters to bolster NATO-led forces in Afghanistan next year, the defence minister announced Tuesday. [T]he force will include 150 special forces troops based in the Kabul region for 18 months beginning around March, 2008. [...] Norway, a member of the NATO alliance, will...
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