A US Stumbling Block in Kandahar: Karzai's Brother
19 March 2010
A US Stumbling Block in Kandahar: Karzai's Brother, TIME, 19 March 2010
EXCERPT: "General Stanley McChrystal's plan to reconquer the key Afghan city of Kandahar this summer could fail, influential diplomats, Afghan experts and tribal elders are warning, because of deep resentment against the local face of the Afghan government ? President Hamid Karzai's troublesome half brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai. General McChrystal's plan is to restore...
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UNSC Supports Extension of Afghan Mission
19 March 2010
UN Security Council Throw Support to Extension of Afghan Mission, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 19 March 2010
ECXERPT: "The UN Security Council has given its support to an extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year. A formal vote is expected March 22. Members are currently discussing possible adjustments to UNAMA's mandate, taking into account the conclusions of January's London Conference...
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Exploring The Taliban's Complex, Shadowy Finances
19 March 2010
Exploring The Taliban's Complex, Shadowy Finances, NPR, 19 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The Taliban have long been associated with the opium trade. Counterterrorism officials say the group has developed what amounts to a sophisticated taxation regime that yields money from the production, processing and transport of opium from Afghanistan. But cracking the extremist group's finances has proved far more complex than just following...
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Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks: Eide
19 March 2010
, The New York Times, 19 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The former top United Nations official in Afghanistan said that recent arrests of high-ranking Taliban figures by Pakistan have severed important secret communications between the Taliban and the West, possibly delaying peace negotiations and making them more difficult. Kai Eide, the former special representative for the United Nations...
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