Assessment Of Corruption In Afghanistan
22 May 2009
'', United States Agency for International Development, March 2009
EXCERPT: "USAID/Afghanistan commissioned an assessment to provide a strategy, program options, and recommendations on needs and opportunities to strengthen the capacity and political will of the Government of Afghanistan to fulfill its National Anti-Corruption Strategy. This report thus assesses the issue of corruption...
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New Afghan Force Joins Fight Against Taliban
22 May 2009
'New Afghan Force Joins Fight Against Taliban', NPR, 21 May 2009
EXCERPT: "In central Afghanistan, the latest graduates of a new security program targeting the Taliban assumed their duties Thursday on the outskirts of Kabul. The 'Guardians,' as the Afghan force is called by its U.S. Special Forces mentors, are part of the pilot Afghan Public Protection Program that American and Afghan officials hope to re-create across...
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UK Backs Afghan Efforts To Reintegrate Taliban
22 May 2009
'UK Backs Afghan Efforts To Reintegrate Taliban', Reuters, 21 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Britain voiced support on Thursday for Afghan government efforts to reintegrate Taliban insurgents who abandon violence, saying a political settlement is needed to bring peace to the country. 'Peace and security in Afghanistan does not turn purely on the men in uniform; it depends on a broader and more inclusive poiltical settlement,' British...
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US Audit Faults Security Spending in Afghanistan
22 May 2009
'', The Associated Press, 19 May 2009
EXCERPT: "The military command overseeing $15 billion in U.S. programs to develop Afghanistan's security forces cannot be sure the money is being managed effectively, a top government watchdog warned Tuesday. In its first audit report since being formed a year ago, the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction...
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