Violence Against Women Is Widespread: UN
08 July 2009
'', United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), 8 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Violence is pervasive throughout Afghanistan. It has diverse manifestations in different parts of the country. Violence against women is widespread and deeply-rooted as well as acute. The violence which scars the lives of a huge proportion of Afghan women and girls is rooted in Afghan...
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Afghan Toll "Will Rise Further": UK
08 July 2009
'Afghan Toll "Will Rise Further"', BBC News, 8 July 2009
EXCERPT: "A British soldier has become the seventh to die in a week of fighting in Afghanistan, as a minister warned 'more lives will be lost'. The serviceman, from the Light Dragoons, died in an explosion near Gereshk in Helmand Province on Tuesday night. Next of kin have been informed. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said 'for Britain to be...
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Allied Officers Concerned By Lack Of Afghan Forces
08 July 2009
'', The New York Times, 7 July 2009
EXCERPT: "One week after several battalions of Marines swept through the Helmand River valley, military commanders appear increasingly concerned about a lack of Afghan forces in the field. 'What I need is more Afghans,' said Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, commander of the Marine expeditionary brigade in Helmand Province. He accompanied the...
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ECC Response To ARM Report
08 July 2009
Grant Kippen, Chairman, '', Electoral Complaint Commission, 8 July 2009
EXCERPT: "I read with some dismay the recent report by ARM, The Winning Warlords, alleging the ECC's collusion with President Karzai regarding challenges made against his vice presidential nominees, Marshall Fahim and current Vice President Khalili. The...
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