Over 42% Of Afghan Population Live In Extreme Poverty
11 August 2008
'Over 42% Of Afghan Population Live In Extreme Poverty', RAWA News, 10 August 2008
EXCERPT: "More than 42% of the Afghan population live in extreme poverty, according to figures released by the central statistics bureau. The average Afghan family living below the poverty line earns about $10 a month per capita, the figures say. Long-lasting drought, insecurity and the import of cheap foreign goods are the main causes of poverty, the...
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Afghan Lawmakers Debate Words
11 August 2008
'As Problems Pile Up, Afghan Lawmakers Debate Words', Reuters, 11 August 2008
EXCERPT: "As insurgent attacks reach record levels, relations with Pakistan sink to new lows and rising food prices hurt millions, the Afghan parliament on Monday grappled with what word to use for 'university'. The debate pits Pashtu speakers, mainly from the south and east, against Dari-speaking Tajiks from the north and west and centres on the thorny issue...
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Al-Qaeda at 20
11 August 2008
'Al-Qaida at 20', Slate, 11 August 2008
EXCERPT: "It is hard to dispute al-Qaida's operational successes. On Aug. 7, 1998, just short of 10 years after its founding, the organization launched two near-simultaneous bombings on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing more than 200 people, among them 12 Americans. Three years later, on Sept. 11, the organization showed itself to be exponentially more dangerous, killing almost...
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Pakistani Clashes Kill Six Civilians, 20 Taliban: Officials
11 August 2008
'', AFP, 11 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Pakistani warplanes killed at least six civilians in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Monday after fierce clashes in which 20 Taliban militants were killed, officials said. Jets pounded suspected Islamist hideouts after rebels attacked two security posts overnight, but some bombs hit civilian houses in the Bajaur tribal zone, a known haunt...
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