Afghan Deputy Police Chief Detained
08 February 2010
, AFP, 8 February 2010
EXCERPT: "US forces have detained a senior police officer in northeastern Afghanistan for alleged corruption and links to insurgents, an Afghan official and NATO said Sunday. A senior provincial official said Atahullah Wahaab, deputy police chief in Kapisa province, was taken into custody by US forces on Friday. The police 'commander was arrested by ANSF (Afghan...
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Helmand Refugees Fleeing Ahead of Offensive
08 February 2010
Helmand Refugees Fleeing Ahead of Anti-Taliban Offensive, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 8 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Hundreds of Afghan families have been fleeing Taliban-controlled territory in the southern Afghan province of Helmand ahead of an expected offensive by NATO and Afghan government troops. As many as 2,000 Taliban fighters reportedly are concentrated and fortifying themselves in and around the town of Marjah. Fearful...
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Dutch Divided on Afghanistan Mission
08 February 2010
Dutch Divided on Afghanistan Mission, Angus Reid Global Monitor, 8 February 2010
EXCERPT: "People in the Netherlands are split on their support for the country's military mission in Afghanistan, according to a poll by Maurice de Hond. 49 per cent of respondents endorse the Afghan commitment, whereas 45 per cent do not. Afghanistan has been the main battleground in the war on terrorism. The conflict began in October 2001, after the...
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Karzai May Institute Conscription
08 February 2010
Karzai May Institute Conscription, CBC News, 7 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he is considering instituting conscription to build an army large enough to provide security without international help. Karzai told a conference of the world's top defence officials in Munich that he wants to build and train an army and police force of 300,000 by 2012 that will be able to provide security for Afghanistan by...
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