12 June 2008

'Canadians Won't Stand For Corruption In Afghanistan: Emerson', Canada.com, 12 June 2008

EXCERPT: "Canadians, having paid a stiff price in blood and in dollars, will lose faith in the Afghanistan mission if evidence persists that tax money is lining the pockets of corrupt government officials, Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson said here Thursday [12 June 2008]. Emerson, in his first major foreign meeting since replacing Maxime Bernier,...

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12 June 2008

'', Washington Post, 12 June 2008

EXCERPT: "The Supreme Court today rebuked the Bush administration for a third time for its handling of the rights of terrorism detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying those in custody there have a constitutional right to challenge their captivity in federal courts. By a 5 to 4 vote that brought strongly worded and remorseful dissents...

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12 June 2008

'Over 3.5 Million At "High Risk" Of Food Insecurity: Ministry', Integrated Regional Information Networks, 12 June 2008

EXCERPT: "High food prices and drought have driven over one million vulnerable people across Afghanistan into 'high-risk' food-insecurity in the past five months, increasing the total number of 'most vulnerable people' to over 3.5 million, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), told IRIN. A...

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12 June 2008

'Afghan Hearts, Afghan Minds: Exploring Afghan perceptions of civil-military relations', European Network of NGOs on Afghanistan & the British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group, 11 June 2008

EXCERPT: " Throughout Afghanistan, there are silent but chilling reminders of the constant loss of innocent lives in a conflict which has spanned three decades, and one that continues to claim innocent lives today: crowded graveyards;...

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12 June 2008

Hannah Fischer, Kim Klarman & Mari-Jana Oboroceanu, '' Congressional Research Service, 14 May 2008

EXCERPT: "This report is written in response to numerous requests for war casualty statistics and lists of war dead. It provides tables, compiled by sources at the Department of Defense (DOD), indicating the number of casualties among American...

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12 June 2008

'Pro-Taliban Chief Ready To Fight Americans', Adn Kronos, 11 June 2008

EXCERPT: "The leader of the pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, said on Wednesday that his group is ready to fight against Americans. 'We are ready to fight against the Americans and we are proud of the fact of that we are always their target,' said Mehsud in an interview with the Arabic satellite TV network Al Jazeera. Mehsud was responding to a...

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12 June 2008

'Oxfam Canada Supports Increased Aid To Afghanistan But Questions Priorities', Relief Web / Oxfam, 11 June 2008

EXCERPT: "Oxfam Canada welcomes Canada's commitment to increase aid to Afghanistan but remains concerned that military objectives are trumping aid effectiveness in setting priorities. The Harper government announced a $600million increase in Canada's aid to Afghanistan on the eve of the Paris Conference, where world leaders...

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12 June 2008

'', China View, 11 June 2008

EXCERPT: "The UN Security Council called on the international community on Wednesday [11 June 2008] to increase cooperation to combat drug trafficking in Afghanistan. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member council expressed its "utmost concern at the high level of opium cultivation, production and trafficking"...

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12 June 2008

'Pakistan, Afghanistan Must Face Challenges Together: Musharraf', Daily Times, 12 June 2008

EXCERPT: "Pakistan and Afghanistan must move on together to face challenges and benefit from the tremendous economic opportunities owing to their geo-strategic location, President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday [11 June 2008]. He was talking to a delegation of Afghan parliamentarians that met him here at President's Lodge. Senator Syed Hamed...

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12 June 2008

'Hungary Taking Leadership Roles in Afghanistan', Embassy, 11 June 2008

EXCERPT: "While Hungary will be taking on several leadership roles in Afghanistan over the next few years, it is highly unlikely the NATO member will be increasing its troop contribution to the country anytime soon, Defence Minister Imre Szekeres said. Mr. Szekeres visited Canada last week and in meetings with his Canadian counterpart, Defence Minister Peter MacKay,...

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