WHO Says H1N1 Spreading in Afghanistan
18 December 2009
WHO Says H1N1 Spreading in Afghanistan, VOA News, 18 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The World Health Organization (WHO) reports insecurity in Afghanistan is jeopardizing health operations and preventing qualified staff from working in remote and rural areas of the country. WHO says this is of particular concern right now as the H1N1 influenza pandemic is spreading in cold parts of the country. Years of warfare have wrecked Afghanistan's health care...
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Diggers Cleared over Afghanistan Deaths
18 December 2009
Diggers Cleared over Afghanistan Deaths, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Two internal defence inquiries have cleared diggers of illegally killing seven local men in Afghanistan in April. In separate statements issued on Friday, the Department of Defence said its soldiers had acted appropriately. Both incidents occurred in Oruzgan province where Australian troops are working with their Dutch colleagues to rid...
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NATO Airstrike "Kills Three Afghan Civilians"
18 December 2009
, AFP, 18 December 2009
EXCERPT: "A NATO air strike against suspected militants in troubled southern Afghanistan killed three civilians and wounded one other, local government and hospital officials said Friday. The civilians were in a minibus travelling just before midnight on the main southern highway when they were attacked by helicopter gunships in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province,...
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Afghan Officials: Half of Karzai's Cabinet to Stay
18 December 2009
, The Associated Press, 18 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to retain a half-dozen key Cabinet officials who have been embraced by the international community as he begins his second term and will replace two ministry heads linked to corruption, three officials in the Afghan government said Friday. He also plans to keep on board a legendary warlord who holds political...
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