German General Resigns Over Afghan Airstrike
26 November 2009
, The New York Times, 26 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The head of the German armed forces resigned Thursday over accusations that the military withheld information on a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan in September that killed civilians as well as insurgents. Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told Parliament that General Wolfgang Schneiderhan, the chief of staff, as well as a senior official...
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Afghanistan National Development Strategy: First Annual Report (2008/09)
26 November 2009
, International Monetary Fund, 25 November 2009
EXCERPT: "This report presents the first narrative on progress achieved by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in bringing the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) to the implementation stage. A year ago, the ANDS document was approved by the President of Afghanistan and subsequently endorsed...
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FM Office Received ICRC Warnings About Detainees
26 November 2009
, Toronto Star, 26 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Emails sent to then-foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay's office expressed alarm over the treatment of Afghan detainees on behalf of the International Red Cross Committee ? the world humanitarian organization entrusted by the United Nations to monitor prisoners of war, the Star has learned. Copies of emails seen by the Star indicate...
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The Tajik Solution
26 November 2009
George Gavrilis, The Tajik Solution: A Model for Fixing Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, 22 November 2009
EXCERPT: "As the Obama administration and the rest of the international community grapple with the challenge of stabilizing Afghanistan, analogies have proliferated as fast as insurgents. Policymakers should learn from experiences in Iraq, one hears -- or Vietnam, or Malaya, and so on. Ironically, the best analogy may lie right next...
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