UN Envoy Urges Coordinated Assistance for Development
09 December 2009
Senior UN Envoy Urges More Coordinated Assistance for Afghanistan's Development, UN News Centre, 9 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today called for the country's key partners to ensure they work together in a more coordinated and streamlined way to move forward with supporting national development efforts. 'There is no other choice. We all have to change our mindset and be more geared towards...
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South Korea to Send 360 Troops, Police
09 December 2009
South Korea to Send 360 Troops, Police to Afghanistan, The Korea Times, 8 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The Cabinet approved a plan Tuesday to deploy 320 troops to Afghanistan to protect 100 civilian reconstruction workers. In addition, 40 police officers will be sent to help train the Afghan police. A motion for the deployment from July 2010 to December 2012 will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval later this week, the Ministry...
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Pay Raise Boosts Applications for ANSF
09 December 2009
, The Washington Post, 9 December 2009
EXCERPT: "A recent pay increase for Afghan soldiers and police appears to have resulted in a surge of new applicants, the top U.S. military official for Afghan security training said. Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, citing Afghan statistics, said 2,659 Afghans had applied to join the security forces in the first seven days of this month,...
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Redefining Targets: Towards a Realistic Afghan Drug Control Strategy
09 December 2009
Martin Jelsma & Tom Kramer, , Transnational Institute, 8 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan remains the world's largest producer of opium and has an under-reported but growing heroin-use problem. Current drug control policies in Afghanistan lack focus and are unrealistic, driven by headlines rather than evidence. They reflect a need for immediate signs of hope...
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