Analysis: Community Councils And Microfinance Boost Development In Afghanistan
21 February 2008
'Analysis: Community Councils And Microfinance Boost Development In Afghanistan', Institute of Development Studies, 20 February 2008
EXCERPT: "A senior member of the Afghan government stressed the success of community-led development and microfinance in Afghanistan when he visited Institute of Development Studies (IDS). Afghanistan's Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Ehsan Zia, highlighted 'major achievements' in his...
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Afghan, Coalition Forces Make Continued Arrests In S Afghanistan
21 February 2008
'', China View, 21 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Five suspected insurgents have been detained during a operation of the U.S.-led Coalition forces in southern Afghanistan's Zabul province, a Coalition statement issued here Thursday [21 February 2008] said. The Coalition said it searched compounds in the Qalat district Wednesday [20 February 2008] targeting an insurgent associated...
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Canada To Withdraw From Afghanistan South in 2011: PM
21 February 2008
'', Agence France Presse, 21 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Canada will withdraw its 2,500 troops from volatile southern Afghanistan in 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday [21 February 2008], yielding to opposition demands for a firm exit strategy. Previously, the opposition Liberals had agreed with the ruling Conservatives for the need to maintain troops in Afghanistan to...
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