Canada Reluctant To Support Islamic schools
20 March 2008
'Canada Reluctant To Support Afghan Islamic schools', Macleans, 20 March 2008
EXCERPT: "Canada plans to build as many as 50 schools in Kandahar province over the next few years, but is hedging on whether it supports a controversial Afghan program to construct a handful of madrassas - schools of Islamic education. Canadian officials on the ground - both civilian and military - have been quietly pushing Ottawa over the last year to encourage...
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Poland Plans To Send More Troops To Afghanistan
20 March 2008
'Poland Plans To Send More Troops To Afghanistan', Reuters, 19 March 2008
EXCERPT: "The Polish government said on Wednesday [19 March 2008] it planned to send 400 more troops and eight helicopters to strengthen NATO forces in Afghanistan. Poland, the biggest ex-communist NATO member, has so far contributed about 1,200 troops to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) fighting the Taliban and backing the Kabul government....
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UN Extends Afghanistan Mandate
20 March 2008
'UN Council Extends Afghanistan Mandate', Reuters, 20 March 2008
EXCERPT: "The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed on Thursday [20 March 2008] to extend the U.N. mandate in Afghanistan where NATO-led forces are struggling to overcome a surprisingly fierce Taliban insurgency. All 15 council members voted in favor of a resolution extending the mandate for the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, known as UNAMA. It also called for what U.N....
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More Expected From NATO in Afghanistan
20 March 2008
'', Agence France Presse, 20 March 2008
EXCERPT: "US Vice President Dick Cheney and Afghan President Hamid Karzai jointly urged NATO Thursday [20 March 2008] to sustain and even expand its work to crush extremists in Afghanistan and rebuild the war-torn country. 'We believe that that commitment needs to continue and perhaps be reinforced,' said the vice president, who made...
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Longer Afghan Missions Eyed: Canada
20 March 2008
'', Toronto Star, 20 March 2008
EXCERPT: "Longer deployments for Canadian troops in Kandahar ? perhaps as long as a year ? are being considered as the military struggles to meet the manpower demands of a mission that has been extended by two years. Defence Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday [19 March 2008] from Kandahar he is not ruling it out, but added the decision rests with senior commanders. 'I...
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