Prominent Taliban, Al-Qaeda Leaders Absent from UN Sanctions List: Report
03 December 2007
'Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team appointed pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1617 (2005) and 1735 (2006) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities', United Nations, 16 November 2007.
The seventh report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team provides an overview of sanctions regime applied against the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and reviews its recent activities...
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U.S. Considers Tribal Militias Over National Security Forces in Pashtun Belt
03 December 2007
Ann Scott Tyson, '', Washington Post, 3 December 2007
EXCERPT: "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday to weigh new strategies to quell the insurgent violence that has escalated in recent years, despite increases in U.S. and NATO troop levels. Senior defense officials said that, under one initiative being considered, local tribesmen would be trained and armed to fight...
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Afghans Remain Optmistic, but NATO Support Sliding in Southwest: Poll
03 December 2007
'Afghans 'still hopeful on future'', BBC News, 3 December 2007
EXCERPT: "Most Afghans are relatively hopeful about their future, an commissioned by the BBC has suggested. They also support the current Afghan government and the presence of overseas troops, and oppose the Taleban. But the poll suggests that Afghans are slightly less optimistic than a year ago, and are frustrated at the slow pace of reconstruction efforts. Overall,...
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