Overstretched Health Services In Kandahar
17 September 2009
'Afghanistan: Overstretched Health Services In Kandahar Province', IRIN News, 17 September 2009
EXCERPT: "Bringing a patient from rural areas to Kandahar is not only difficult and risky but very expensive. Several patients and their relatives complained about improvised roadside explosions, demands for cash from insurgents and apparently indiscriminate shooting by international forces. Constant fighting and threats to health workers...
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Bomb In Kabul Kills Italian Troops
17 September 2009
'', The New York Times, 17 September 2009
EXCERPT: "An explosion shook the center of Kabul Thursday in an area close to the American and British embassies, underscoring a deepening political crisis and deteriorating security as President Hamid Karzai dismissed widespread criticism of the elections in which he is the front-running candidate.Reuters reported that the blast was caused by a suicide...
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Canada's Fifth Quarterly Report On Afghanistan
17 September 2009
'Canada's Engagement In Afghanistan - June 2009 - Fifth Quarterly Report', 15 September 2009
EXCERPT: "Canada reinforced essential elements of our engagement in Afghanistan during the quarter, preparing for the opportunities and challenges expected in the months to come. Work progressed on Canada's three signature projects'school construction, rehabilitation of the Dahla Dam and its irrigation system, and polio eradication....
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Political Quagmire In Afghanistan
17 September 2009
'', International Council on Security and Development (ICOS), 16 September 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's election paralysis shows no sign of ending and a constitutional vacuum, possibly lasting months, looms with no functioning government. The presidential election on August 20 was marked by heavy fraud and widespread manipulation. Nearly a month after the first round of voting, the independent...
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