Refugees Return Home But Find Only A Life of Desperation
03 December 2008
'', The New York Times, 3 December 2008
EXCERPT: "An Afghan presidential decree guarantees refugees a 'safe and dignified return.' But seven years into Afghanistan's reconstruction effort, this is the reality playing out in and around Nangarhar Province. Here, 30,000 newly returned Afghans live on the brink of desperation in makeshift settlements like Chamtala. Meanwhile,...
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Canada Marks Progress On Mine Action In Afghanistan
03 December 2008
'Canada Marks Progress On Mine Action In Afghanistan', MarketWatch, 3 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The Canadian government's most recent Quarterly Report indicated that from March 2007 to March 2008, 180 km2 of land was released to communities as a result of surveying and clearing anti-personnel mines and explosive remnants of war. With Canadian support, 8.3 million Afghans have benefited from mine risk activities, such as the...
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Heroin Seized "On Way From Afghanistan To Europe"
03 December 2008
'Heroin Seized "On Way From Afghanistan To Europe"', The Telegraph, 3 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The drugs were found hidden in a secret compartment in an old truck travelling from the capital city of Dushanbe to the northern city of Qhujand. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan, which is the world's biggest heroin producer, and lies on one of the busiest drug trafficking routes to Europe. A spokesman for the Tajik...
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NATO Seeks More Forces To Avoid Afghan Stalemate
03 December 2008
'NATO Seeks More Forces To Avoid Afghan Stalemate', AlertNet, 3 December 2008
EXCERPT: "NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan to be able to hold territory and avoid a stalemate in its battle against Islamist militants, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Wednesday. De Hoop Scheffer said extra forces promised by the United States would be welcome but he also referred back to his earlier prediction that the next...
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