Mid-Year Review Of The 2009 Humanitarian Action Plan
21 July 2009
'', United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 21 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Due to the severe under-funding of many planned projects, humanitarian organisations have not been able to fully address the effects of the previous two years of drought, which have affected the lives of 70% of the population...
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Handover In "Three To Four" Years: Australia
21 July 2009
'', AFP, 21 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Australia's defence chief on Tuesday said he hoped troops could hand over to Afghan forces in 'three to four years,' but warned pulling out too early would cause civil war. Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said a premature withdrawal of international forces would almost certainly deliver the troubled central Asian nation...
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US To Increase Size Of Army
21 July 2009
'US To Increase Size Of Army', CBC News, 20 July 2009
EXCERPT: "The United States will temporarily increase the size of its army by 22,000 soldiers to deal with demands placed on the force by wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Monday. The U.S. army currently has a total troop strength of 547,000. Roughly 130,000 are serving in Iraq, while the troop numbers in Afghanistan will rise to 68,000...
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Coordinated Attacks In Afghanistan Kill Six
21 July 2009
'', The New York Times, 21 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Eight suicide attackers mounted assaults on government compounds in two eastern towns on Tuesday, killing six members of the Afghan security forces and wounding four, officials said. Gunmen with explosives strapped to their chests tried to storm several government offices in the town of Gardez and an airfield in Jalalabad run by the United...
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