Years Wasted In Afghan Effort: UN Official
01 September 2009
'', The Associated Press, 1 September 2009
EXCERPT: "The international community has wasted years in Afghanistan by not coordinating its efforts, a top U.N. official said Tuesday on the eve of a meeting by U.S. and European envoys to discuss the country's recent election and deteriorating security. Senior officials from 27 countries ? including special U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke...
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Tribal Leaders Call For Karzai To Quit
01 September 2009
'Tribal Leaders Call For Karzai To Quit', Times Online, 1 September 2009
EXCERPT: "In a crowded conference hall in Kabul, hundreds of angry tribal elders and local officials from southern Afghanistan gathered today to protest against what they dubbed massive electoral fraud that robbed entire districts of their votes and allocated them to the incumbent president, Hamid Karzai. In a string of searing testimonies, community leaders...
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Afghan Govt Welcomes Civilian Focus Of US Review
01 September 2009
'', AFP, 1 September 2009
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government on Tuesday welcomed the civilian focus in a blueprint compiled by a top US general calling for a revised strategy in the eight-year war against Taliban insurgents. General Stanley McChrystal, who commands US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, on Monday submitted a long-awaited review, calling for a revised approach...
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Afghanistan: What Now For Refugees?
01 September 2009
'Afghanistan: What Now For Refugees?', International Crisis Group, 31 August 2009
EXCERPT: "As international efforts focus on the worsening insurgency in Afghanistan, the issues of refugee return and the mobility of Afghans in their country and around the region have been overshadowed. Meeting the needs of returnees and addressing population movements remain an essential part of finding a solution to the conflict. These issues...
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