Abdullah Rules Out Joining New Afghan Government
04 November 2009
'Abdullah Rules Out Joining New Afghan Government', Reuters, 4 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Technocrats and some existing ministers will be appointed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government, a spokesman said on Wednesday, but his main rival branded his re-election illegal and ruled out taking any part. Karzai, returned to power after a needless presidential run-off vote was abandoned on Monday, has received stern...
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Afghanistan Environment 2008
04 November 2009
'', National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 4 November 2009
EXCERPT: "This report provides readers with an overview of the key environmental issues, factors and drivers of environmental change in Afghanistan, and highlights the latest achievements and prospects ahead. It is the First State of Environment (SOE) Report for Afghanistan, produced...
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Afghanistan's Model Police Force: Inexperience, Drugs And Double Agents
04 November 2009
'Meet Afghanistan's Model Police Force: Inexperience, Drugs And Double Agents', The Guardian, 4 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The Afghan National police has become known as a badly trained force riddled with drug addicts and, many fear, secret Taliban agents. But the ANP is increasingly seen by both counter-insurgency experts and desperate western politicians as vital to gradually bringing conflict in Afghanistan to a close. Experts...
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Counting Contractors, Managing The Drawdown
04 November 2009
'Counting Contractors, Managing the Drawdown, and DCMA/DCAA Cooperation', Comission on Wartime Contracting, 2 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The Nov. 2, 2009, hearing of the Commission on Wartime Contracting examined three issues bearing on contractor accountability: the lack of an accurate count of contractor employees, the adequacy of contract oversight during the drawdown of U.S. in Iraq, and coordination of two key Defense Department...
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