ADF Working Closely With Afghan Warlord
27 April 2009
'ADF Plays Down Warlord's Role on Crucial Supply Chain', The Australian, 27 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Australian special forces have been working closely with a top Afghan warlord whose 2000-strong paramilitary force has proved invaluable in protecting the main Kandahar-to-Tarin Kowt supply route from Taliban attacks. The co-opting of former warlords as anti-Taliban allies by the US and its coalition partners is a well-established...
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Karzai Confirms Re-Election Bid
27 April 2009
'Karzai Confirms Re-Election Bid', BBC News, 27 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed publicly for the first time that he is going to stand for re-election in August. Mr Karzai told a news conference in Kabul that he would register in a few days' time as a candidate. The presidential election was to be held this month but was postponed due to security and logistics problems. Mr Karzai has...
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Afghanistan: Organizing Danish Civil-Military Relations
27 April 2009
'', Danish Institute for International Studies, 27 April 2009
EXCERPT: "The newly appointed US National Security Advisor James Jones said in March 2008: 'Make no mistake; NATO is not winning in Afghanistan', and at a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Party conference on 15 September 2008, the respected British politician and diplomat Paddy Ashdown characterized...
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Conflict Analyses: Wardak And Ghazni Provinces
27 April 2009
'', Cooperation for Peace and Unity (CPAU), 27 April 2009
EXCERPT: "The security situation in Wardak deteriorated significantly in 2008 and was covered significantly by the media. The deterioration of security was marked by increased Taliban influence and operations by international and Afghan military forces. However the deteriorating security situation was...
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