Seoul To Increase Aid, Training
17 April 2009
'Seoul To Help Pakistan, Afghanistan', The Korea Herald, 17 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Korea yesterday promised to play an active role in international efforts to stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan. U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met President Lee Myung-bak, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and presidential foreign affairs and security aide Kim Sung-hwan. For Afghanistan, Korea is considering increasing...
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New Law Could Curtail Rights: UNESCO
17 April 2009
'New Afghan Law Could Curtail Rights To Education, Gender Equality - UNESCO Head', UN News Centre, 17 April 2009
EXCERPT: "A new law that could be adopted by Afghanistan's Parliament on the status of Shiites in the South Asian nation undermines the right to education, the principle of gender equality and the rights of the child, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today....
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Treatment Lacking For Addicts
17 April 2009
'Treatment Lacking For Afghanistan's Addicts', NPR, 17 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Health care workers say they are waging a losing battle in the drug fight. Afghanistan is experiencing an alarming increase in drug abuse among men, women and children. Heroin and opium are affordable and plentiful. But relatively little Western aid is forthcoming for drug treatment centers across Afghanistan. Officials say that is, in part, because...
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New Tactic for US, NATO: Say Sorry
17 April 2009
'New Tactic For US, NATO In Afghanistan: Say Sorry', Reuters, 17 April 2009
EXCERPT: "After years of alienating Afghans by being slow to acknowledge killing civilians, U.S. troops are trying a new tactic: say sorry fast. Commanders acknowledge that soaring civilian death tolls from U.S. and NATO strikes over the past year have cost them the vital support of ordinary Afghans -- and a perception that they were reluctant to take...
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