Afghanistan Needs To Double Midwives: UN
26 January 2009
'', AFP, 26 January 2009
EXCERPT: "The United Nations said Monday that Afghanistan needs to more than double its midwife numbers to curb one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates despite a huge increase in practitioners. 'In 2002 there were only 467 trained midwives in the entire country,' World Health Organisation country representative Peter Graaff told a news conference. That...
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NATO, Russia Mend Relations As Afghan War Heats Up
26 January 2009
'', The Associated Press, 26 January 2009
EXCERPT: "NATO and Russia discussed new supply routes for alliance troops in Afghanistan in a meeting Monday that helped to mend ties suspended after Russia's August war with Georgia. NATO is urgently seeking an alternative line through Russia to supply the 62,000 Western troops currently in Afghanistan and the 30,000 reinforcements...
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Afghan Roadside Bombs Hit Record In 2008
26 January 2009
'Afghan Roadside Bombs Hit Record In 2008', USAToday, 26 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Roadside bomb attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan hit an all-time high last year, killing more troops than ever and highlighting an 'emboldened' insurgency there, according to figures released by the Pentagon. Last year, 3,276 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated or were detected before blowing up in Afghanistan, a 45%...
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Karzai Accuses US Troops Of Killing Civilians
26 January 2009
'', Financial Times, 26 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Hamid Karzai accused US troops yesterday of killing 16 civilians during a weekend military raid, putting further strain on the already brittle relationship between Afghanistan and the new Barack Obama administration in Washington. The Afghan president flatly contradicted claims by the US military that all those killed during the attack...
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