1,980 Afghan Civilians Killed in 2007: Report
21 January 2008
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EXCERPT: "The Taliban last year 'seriously rejoined the fight' in Afghanistan, an NGO security group said in a report that concluded the country was 'at the beginning of a war, not the end of one.' It has also become clear that the Taliban's 'easy departure' in 2001, when a US-led invasion drove them from power, was 'more of a strategic retreat...
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New Report Recommends 'Divide and Rule' Strategy for Afghanistan
21 January 2008
Mark John, 'Give cash to win over Afghan moderates ? report', Reuters/San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 January 2008
EXCERPT: "The international coalition in Afghanistan should seek to 'divide and rule' insurgents there by enticing moderates away from the hardcore Taliban with offers of cash and other incentives, a report urged on Monday. The European Council for Foreign Relations (ECFR) noted that U.S. officials remained sceptical of...
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Hundreds of Afghans Killed or Wounded by Landmines in 2007, UN Reports
21 January 2008
'Afghanistan: Landmines, UXO kill, maim hundreds in 2007', IRIN, 21 January 2008
EXCERPT: "Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO) killed 143 and wounded 438 people in different parts of Afghanistan in 2007, according to UN Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA) statistics. Most victims are males aged 1-26, largely from the insurgency-affected southern provinces where the worsening security...
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