Amnesty Warns Of Food Shortages In Camps
19 February 2009
'Amnesty Warns Of Food Shortages In Camps', Daily Times, 19 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Tens of thousands of displaced Afghans living in shanty towns are in dire need of food supplies and humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday. The London-based human rights organisation urged the international community to weigh in with a strategy for sorting out the problem as the winter drags on. Citing United Nations...
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Plight Of Child Labourers On Pakistani Border
19 February 2009
'Plight Of Child Labourers On Pakistani Border', IRIN News, 19 February 2009
EXCERPT: "About 1,000-1,600 children, aged from eight to 17, are involved in wage labour in the Torkham border area, according to aid agencies and provincial authorities. Most are prone to physical, psychological and sexual violence, aid workers say. For decades the 2,400km-long porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has remained volatile...
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NATO To Back Afghani Polls
19 February 2009
'NATO To Back Afghani Polls', The Australian, 19 February 2009
EXCERPT: "NATO defence ministers agreed today to make election security in Afghanistan a top priority, as the United States urged its allies to new efforts against the Taliban-led insurgency. The elections in August are seen as a litmus test of NATO's efforts to help spread security and democracy in Afghanistan, as well as President Hamid Karzai's widely...
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Kyrgyz Parliament Approves US Base Closure
19 February 2009
'', The Associated Press, 19 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted Thursday to close a key U.S. air base in the country -- a move that could hamper President Barack Obama's efforts to increase the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Deputies voted 78-1 with two abstentions for the government-backed bill to cancel the lease agreement on the Manas air base, a...
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