Afghanistan After The Taliban
08 January 2009
'Afghanistan After the Taliban: Interview With Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta', The Epoch Times, 8 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta is a German-Afghani political scientist with advanced degrees from the RWTH (Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University) University in Aachen, Germany. Mr. Spanta holds a German passport and is a member of the Greens Party. Freelance journalist...
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Korea, Japan To Join Hands To Aid Afghanistan
08 January 2009
'Korea, Japan To Join Hands To Aid Afghanistan', Donga News, 8 January 2009
EXCERPT: "President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will agree to launch joint projects to help rebuild Afghanistan in their bilateral summit slated for Monday in Seoul, the Japanese daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. Both sides will reportedly carry out joint projects in education and medical care, such as the construction...
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Stability In Afghanistan Requires Fundamental US Policy Shift
08 January 2009
'', United States Institute of Peace, 8 January 2009
EXCERPT: "US policy toward Afghanistan will require a fundamental change in order to achieve long-term stability in that country, according to The Future of Afghanistan, a new U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) collection of essays written by some of the world's top South Asia analysts. 'A focused, coherent, and long-term approach to Afghan...
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Afghan President Says US-Led Raid Killed 17 Civilians
08 January 2009
'Afghan President Says US-Led Raid Killed 17 Civilians', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 8 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a U.S.-led coalition military operation that reportedly killed 17 civilians, including women and children. The U.S. military said only militants were killed in the incident. Civilian deaths caused by foreign troop operations when hunting militants have undermined...
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