Amnesty International Report 2009: Afghanistan
28 May 2009
'Amnesty International Report 2009: Afghanistan', Amnesty International, 28 May 2009
EXCERPT: "Millions of people living in southern and eastern Afghanistan, terrorized by the Taleban, other insurgent groups and local militias ostensibly allied with the government, suffered insecurity that further restricted their already limited access to food, health care, and schooling. Indiscriminate attacks, abductions and the targeting of...
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Nourishing Afghanistan's Agricultural Sector
28 May 2009
Greg Bruno, 'Backgrounder: Nourishing Afghanistan's Agricultural Sector', Council on Foreign Relations, 26 May 2009
EXCERPT: "As the United States focuses new attention on the Afghan war front, U.S. policymakers are emphasizing rural development and agricultural reform as keys to long-term stability. Bruce Riedel, who coauthored the Obama administration's review of Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy, says Washington is 'going...
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Crackdown Urged On Drug Lords, Corrupt Officials
28 May 2009
'US, UN Officials Urge Crackdown On Afghan Drug Lords, Corrupt Officials', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 28 May 2009
EXCERPT: "From the Pentagon to the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, there appears to be growing recognition that Afghanistan's counternarcotics strategy is failing. Military and civilian officials admit they have focused too much on destroying opium fields without offering enough support to Afghan...
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UN Expert: US Failing To Properly Probe War Crimes
28 May 2009
'', The Associated Press, 28 May 2009
EXCERPT: "An independent U.N. human rights investigator said Thursday that the United States is failing to properly investigate alleged war crimes committed by its soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although some cases are investigated and lead to prosecutions, others aren't or result in lenient sentences, said Philip Alston, the U.N....
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