Little Awareness Of HIV Among Migrants In Iran
21 January 2009
'Little Awareness Of HIV Among Migrants In Iran', IRIN News, 21 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Every year hundreds of thousands of Afghans, mostly young single males, illegally cross the border into Iran in search of work, according to the government and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Away from home for long periods, some turn to drug abuse or use the services of commercial sex workers. 'Among Afghan refugees [in Iran] the use...
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No Plans To Reinforce French Afghanistan Force: Minister
21 January 2009
'No Plans To Reinforce French Afghanistan Force: Minister', Africasia, 21 January 2009
EXCERPT: "France's defence minister said Wednesday said Paris had no plans to send more troops to Afghanistan, despite plans by US President Barack Obama to step up the pressure on a resurgent Taliban. France is the fourth-largest contributor to the international military force in Afghanistan with more than 2,600 troops deployed in the region,...
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Taliban Want To Expel Foreign Troops, Not Win Power
21 January 2009
'Taliban Want To Expel Foreign Troops, Not Win Power', Reuters India, 21 January 2009
EXCERPT: "The Taliban are fighting not to win power but to push foreign armies out of Afghanistan and U.S. President Barack Obama will only make the country more unstable by sending more troops, a former Taliban official said on Wednesday. Obama, inaugurated on Tuesday, is expected to approve soon plans to deploy up to 30,000 extra U.S. troops...
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Afghan Unrest Killed 4,000 Civilians In 2008: Report
21 January 2009
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EXCERPT: "Nearly 4,000 Afghan civilians were killed in insurgency-linked unrest in Afghanistan last year, more than two-thirds in rebel attacks and about 1,100 by foreign forces, a rights group said Tuesday. The figures released by an independent Kabul-based group called Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) are far higher than those from the United Nations...
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