Rights Groups Urge Inquiry into Afghan Detainees
24 November 2009
Amnesty Urges Inquiry into Afghan Detainees, Canada.com, 24 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Senior diplomat Richard Colvin was far from being a lone wolf when he sounded alarms about detainee torture in Afghanistan soon after he arrived for a posting in 2006. At the time, numerous reports in Canada and abroad concluded that torture and abuse was routine in Afghan jails, including warnings from the U.S. State Department, the Afghan Independent...
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Afghan Official Says 15 Ministers Face Graft Probe
24 November 2009
, The Associated Press, 24 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Three Afghan Cabinet officials and 12 former ministers are under investigation for alleged corruption, the attorney general's office said Tuesday, announcing cases that could signal whether the government is serious about fighting graft in its ranks. President Hamid Karzai pledged in his second inaugural address last week to support...
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Security Sector Reform Monitor: Afghanistan
24 November 2009
, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), 24 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The recently leaked assessment of the situation in Afghanistan by US General Stanley McChrystal, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, signals a clear departure from existing US strategy in Afghanistan, stressing that success 'demands a fundamentally new approach' favouring the protection...
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Engaging Regional Players in Afghanistan
24 November 2009
Shiza Shahid, , Center for Strategic and International Studies, 24 November 2009
EXCERPT: "This report is the result of an experts meeting hosted by the Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) Project on October 15, 2009. The discussion focused on the role of regional players in Afghanistan and Pakistan ? primarily China, India, Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia ? in promoting...
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