More IDPs Than Previously Thought: Government
04 January 2010
More IDPs Than Previously Thought: Government, IRIN News, 4 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan is significantly higher than estimated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the government has said. New Ministry of Refugees and Returnees (MoRR) figures from all 34 provinces indicate that 82,778 households (413,890 individuals) are currently internally displaced. 'Our numbers are renewed...
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Afghan Parliament Rejects 17 Cabinet Nominees
04 January 2010
Afghan Parliament Rejects 17 Cabinet Nominees, Financial Times, 2 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, suffered a humiliating setback in his attempts to form a new government on Saturday when the Afghan parliament rejected most of his cabinet nominees. In a rare show of defiance, parliament refused to endorse 17 of 24 nominees during a day-long secret ballot. The rejects included a powerful former warlord...
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School Children Killed in Coalition Raid: UN
04 January 2010
, The Canadian Press, 1 January 2010
EXCERPT: "A preliminary United Nations investigation has found that eight students were among 10 Afghan civilians killed in Kunar province on Sunday. A statement Thursday by Kai Eide, special UN representative, says the deaths occurred during a raid by Afghan and international military forces in the province's Narang district....
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Taliban Member Claims Retaliation
04 January 2010
Taliban Member Claims Retaliation, The Wall Street Journal, 4 January 2010
EXCERPT: "A senior commander connected to the Afghan Taliban and involved with the attack against the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that left eight people dead said Saturday the bombing was retaliation for U.S. drone strikes in the Afghan-Pakistan border region. 'We attacked this base because the team there was organizing drone strikes in Loya Paktia and...
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