First US Cargo For Afghanistan Crosses Russia
03 March 2009
'', AFP, 3 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Russia said on Tuesday that it had allowed a first shipment of US equipment bound for Afghanistan to cross its territory in support of Western operations in the central Asian country. A spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry confirmed a report that the train, carrying non-lethal supplies bound for troops in Afghanistan, had crossed Russia...
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Taliban Rivals Unite To Fight US Troop Surge
03 March 2009
'Taliban Rivals Unite To Fight US Troop Surge', The Guardian, 3 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Three rival Pakistani Taliban groups have agreed to form a united front against international forces in Afghanistan in a move likely to intensify the insurgency just as thousands of extra US soldiers begin pouring into the country as part of Barack Obama's surge plan. The Guardian has learned that three of the most powerful warlords in...
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98% Of Civilians Are Directly Affected By Conflict
03 March 2009
'', Carleton University, 2 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Over the last two years, Afghanistan has seen increases in risk scores for four of its six measures of performance including Governance, the Economy, Human Development, and Crime & Security making it now the second most fragile state in the CIFP index (moving up from fourth spot as measured...
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Conflict Analysis: Baharak District, Badakhshan Province
03 March 2009
'', Cooperation for Peace and Unity (CPAU), February 2009
EXCERPT: "This paper is a first step in attempting to explain not only the potential impact of conflict resolution and peacebuilding activities, but also to examine the ways to improve peacebuilding programming and understand the links between local conflicts and higher order conflicts (including drug, commander and insurgent...
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