State Building, Security, And Social Change In Afghanistan
06 January 2009
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EXCERPT: "In the summer of 2008, The Asia Foundation conducted its fourth annual nationwide survey of Afghan public opinion. The results of the 2008 survey are contained in the separate volume - Afghanistan in 2008: A Survey of the Afghan People. Since the publication of the initial...
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Female Cops Test Traditional Gender Roles
06 January 2009
'Female Cops Test Traditional Gender Roles', The Christian Science Monitor, 6 January 2009
EXCERPT: "There is relish in Khatera Malikzada's voice when she talks about the time the Kabul police needed a woman. The policemen, armed with guns and strict orders to search a local house, had made it no farther than the front gate. Following the customs of Islam, 'the women were not allowing them to enter the house unless...
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Pakistan's Zardari Begins First Official Visit To Kabul
06 January 2009
'Pakistan's Zardari Begins First Official Visit To Kabul', VOA News, 6 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is in Kabul Tuesday on his first official visit to Afghanistan. Officials say Mr. Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are likely to discuss the militant insurgency along their shared border. Many al-Qaida and Taliban militants fled to northwestern Pakistan's tribal regions after...
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British Forces Checking Report On Civilian Deaths
06 January 2009
'British Forces Checking Report On Civilian Deaths', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 6 January 2009
EXCERPT: "NATO's British forces say they are checking a report that some civilians were killed during an operation against the Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a spokesman said. Hundreds of Afghans were killed in air strikes and raids by foreign troops last year, undermining public...
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