Over 2,400 Civilian Deaths in 2009: UNAMA
13 January 2010
Over 2,400 Civilian Deaths in 2009: UNAMA, IRIN News, 13 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Armed conflict in Afghanistan is taking an increasing toll on civilians, according to figures released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). At least 5,978 civilians were killed or injured in 2009, UNAMA said in a report entitled Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict 2009. 'UNAMA Human Rights [unit] recorded a...
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UK Armed Forces Face 20 Per Cent Cut in Trained Personnel: RUSI
13 January 2010
Armed Forces Face 20 Per Cent Cut in Trained Personnel, Think-tank Warns, The Guardian, 13 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Severe pressures on the defence budget, compounded by the rising costs of increasingly sophisticated weapons systems, could lead to a 20% cut in the number of Britain's trained armed forces personnel, a leading military and security thinktank warned today. The number of trained military personnel could fall from 175,000 to...
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Obama Wants $33 Billion More for War
13 January 2010
, The Washington Post / The Associated Press, 13 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned. The administration also plans to tell Congress next month that its central...
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Turkey to Host Regional Meeting on Afghanistan
13 January 2010
Turkey to Host Regional Meeting on Afghanistan, Reuters India, 13 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Turkey will host a meeting of Afghanistan's neighbours later this month in preparation for an international conference in London, Turkey said on Tuesday. The regional meeting on Afghanistan will be held in Turkey on January 26, a day after a previously-announced meeting there of the presidents of Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign Minister Ahmet...
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