"Widespread" Arbitrary Detention In Afghanistan: UN
27 March 2009
'UN Slams "Widespread" Arbitrary Detention In Afghanistan', The Daily Star, 27 March 2009
EXCERPT: "The United Nations yesterday criticised arbitrary detention in Afghanistan as widespread and unacceptable, calling for an immediate review in order to protect rights. The findings were presented in a report by the chief human rights officer of the UN mission in Afghanistan, Norah Niland, after more than 18 months spent...
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Decision On Manas Base Unchanged
27 March 2009
'Kyrgyzstan Says Position On U.S. Military Presence Unchanged', RIA Novosti, 27 March 2009
EXCERPT: "A spokesman for Kyrgyzstan's president rejected on Friday reports that the country is considering allowing U.S. troops to remain at the Manas airbase. Earlier on Friday, a high-ranking source in the U.S. administration said the United States had received an offer from Kyrgyzstan to continue negotiations on maintaining...
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UN Probing "Funds Misuse" In Afghanistan
27 March 2009
'UN Probing "Funds Misuse" In Afghanistan', Brisbane Times, 27 March 2009
EXCERPT: "The United Nations has confirmed it is probing alleged misuse of reconstruction funds in Afghanistan by a former UN official who reportedly oversaw $US1 billion ($A1.42 billion) in aid money. Gary Helseth, a US national who headed the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2006, allegedly improperly used...
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Obama Vows To Defeat Al Qaeda
27 March 2009
'', International Herald Tribune, 27 March 2009
EXCERPT: "With a bloody suicide bombing near the Khyber Pass underscoring his words, President Barack Obama adopted a blunt urgency Friday in warning that the situation in Afghanistan was deteriorating and in need of the extra troops, benchmarks and money he was calling for in his new war plan. Although the timing of the suicide attack that killed dozens...
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