Record Number Of Security Incidents In June 12-18
28 July 2009
'', Center for International Governance Innovation, 28 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Security Environment: While Kabul has seen a decline in the number of security incidents in recent months ? whether criminal in nature, such as kidnappings and thefts, or terrorist attacks, such as suicide and roadside bombings ? this pattern has not been replicated outside the capital,...
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Challenges Facing US Counterinsurgency Effort In Kunar And Nuristan
28 July 2009
'', Institute for the Study of War, 28 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Counterinsurgency, successfully applied in Iraq, has become an integral component of U.S. military doctrine. Indeed, an effective counterinsurgency strategy will be crucial in stabilizing Afghanistan. However, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are quite distinct, and assumptions true in Iraq will not necessarily...
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UN Urges Taliban Not To Disrupt Polls
28 July 2009
'', AFP, 28 July 2009
EXCERPT: "The top UN official in Afghanistan on Tuesday urged Taliban militants not to disrupt landmark polls due in a few weeks, as new attacks on election targets heightened security fears. A surge this month in attacks by Taliban and other militants battling the Western-backed government and foreign forces has raised concerns that a lack of security...
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US Envoy: Most Taliban Funds Come From Overseas
28 July 2009
'', The Associated Press, 28 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Taliban militants are receiving more funding from their sympathizers abroad than from Afghanistan's illegal drug trade, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said Tuesday. Richard Holbrooke also urged the international community to help Pakistan deal with refugees uprooted by the fighting in its Swat Valley because...
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