Rate of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan 'Alarming': UN
20 November 2007
'Louise Arbour calls rate of civilian casualties in Afghanistan 'alarming'', Macleans, 20 November 2007
EXCERPT: "The UN's top human rights officer says civilian casualties in Afghanistan have reached 'alarming levels.' Louise Arbour blames both the insurgents and NATO-led forces for the high rate of civilian deaths. But Arbour says international forces need to pay particular attention to the problem. The former Canadian Supreme Court...
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Poland Will Not Reduce Troops in Afghanistan
20 November 2007
'Poland not to reduce troops in Afghanistan', People's Daily, 20 November 2007.
"Poland will not reduce its current Afghanistan force but Polish troops will leave Iraq in 2008, new Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said Monday. Klich also supported Poland's involvement in training Afghan police under the EU's civilian mission in Afghanistan, according to Polish PAP news agency."
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Ongoing Violence May Have Displaced 300,000
20 November 2007
Afghanistan: Conflict-affected displacement 'major' humanitarian challenge - Afghan Red Crescent', IRIN, 20 November 2007
EXCERPT: "Afghan civilians displaced by armed conflict in volatile parts of the country have become a 'major' humanitarian challenge, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) told IRIN on 20 November. Due to access restrictions there are no reliable statistics about the numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs)...
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