Violence Threatens Aid In Kunar
08 April 2009
'', AFP, 8 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Barikowt bridge in isolated northeastern Afghanistan is only a few miles from a coalition military base, but it takes a convoy of army vehicles more than an hour to reach it. New armoured vehicles brought in by the US military to deal with roadside bombs and ambushes in this area of Kunar province crawl along the mud-and-rock track, jolting violently...
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Comparative Analysis Of US "Af-Pak" Strategy
08 April 2009
Dr. Subhash Kapila, 'Afghanistan And Pakistan: Comparative Analysis Of Geo-strategic And Geo-political Significance', South Asia Analysis Group, 8 April 2009
EXCERPT: "The United States new Af-Pak Strategic Blueprint has lumped together Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single hyphenated geo-strategic and geopolitical identity in the region as the central focus of its renewed bid to restore stability. The dangers of strategically...
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Poland To Boost Afghan Troops By 20 Percent
08 April 2009
'', AFP, 8 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Poland will boost its military deployment to Afghanistan by 20 percent to help secure elections in August and combat deteriorating security, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said Wednesday. Kaczynski was in Kabul on an unannounced visit to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai and some of the 1,600 Polish troops serving in the NATO-led force that is helping...
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Fewer Airstrikes Mirror Tactical Shift
08 April 2009
'Fewer Airstrikes In Afghanistan Mirror Tactical Shift', USA Today, 8 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Military commanders in Afghanistan reduced their reliance on airstrikes in 2008, records show, a change that experts say reflects the limitations of air power against a resilient insurgency. From 2004 to 2007, the overall tonnage of munitions dropped from planes rose from 163 tons to 1,956 tons, a 1,100% increase, Air Force data show. However,...
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