60 Percent In UK Unconvinced About Afghan Mission
17 March 2009
'', The Associated Press, 16 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Most Britons don't buy their government's argument for keeping a military presence in Afghanistan, a poll published Monday shows. A BBC-commissioned ComRes poll showed that 60 percent of Britons don't believe their leaders have made the case for keeping troops in the war-torn country. Just over a third of those...
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US: More View Afghan War As "Mistake"
17 March 2009
'Poll: More View Afghan War As "Mistake"', USA Today, 16 March 2009
EXCERPT: "American support for the war in Afghanistan has ebbed to a new low, as attacks on U.S. troops and their allies have hit record levels and commanders are pleading for reinforcements, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. In the poll taken Saturday and Sunday, 42% of respondents said the United States made 'a mistake' in sending military...
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Press Freedom In Decline As Election Nears
17 March 2009
'', Reporters Without Borders, 17 March 2009
EXCERPT: "The reign of the Taliban from 1996 to 2001 was a dark period in Afghanistan's history. All freedom, except the freedom to pray, was suppressed for five years.The Afghan government and the international community nowadays refer to press freedom as one of the gains of the post-Taliban...
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Canada To Pay Salaries Of 3,000 Police Officers
17 March 2009
'Canada To Pay Salaries Of 3,000 Afghan Police Officers', The Globe and Mail, 17 March 2009
EXCERPT: "Canada will pay the equivalent of all the police salaries in the province of Kandahar for two years, two federal cabinet ministers announced Monday after touring law-enforcement sites in Kandahar city. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Trade Minister Stockwell Day, who also chairs the cabinet committee...
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