02 March 2010

Marjah Effort Shows Values, Flaws Of Afghan Forces, NPR, 2 March 2010

EXCERPT: "When the U.S. military began its counterinsurgency offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand River valley last summer, some 4,000 Marines took part in the operation aside about 300 Afghan forces. By autumn, the number of Afghan troops participating more than doubled, according to Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, the Marine commander in southern Afghanistan. Nicholson...

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02 March 2010

Dip in Civilian Deaths in First Two Months of 2010, ReliefWeb, 1 March 2010

EXCERPT: "The number of civilian deaths caused by the conflict in Afghanistan in the first two months of 2010 was slightly lower than in the same period in 2009, according to two Afghan human rights groups. Some 163 civilians died and 187 were wounded in violent incidents in different parts of the country in January and February 2010, compared to 201 deaths in...

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02 March 2010

Help Promised for Returning Marjah IDPs, IRIN News, 2 March 2010

EXCERPT: "Hundreds of families who fled fighting in the Marjah area of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, in February have started returning home; conditions are difficult but steps are being taken to help them, government officials say. Over 4,000 families were displaced by a major anti-Taliban offensive by NATO and Afghan forces which began on 13 February, according...

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02 March 2010

Afghans Begin Taking Over US-Led Prison, DAWN, 27 February 2010

EXCERPT: "Afghanistan began Saturday taking control of a notorious US-run prison at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul, in a process officials said they expected would take up to one year. The prison, which houses suspected Taliban-linked militants captured by US and Nato troops, has been criticised by Afghan and international rights groups, reports AFP. Many of the detainees...

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