NATO Focuses on Training ANP
23 March 2010
NATO Focuses on Training Police Force in Afghanistan, VOA News, 23 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The head of the NATO training mission is in Europe this week with his Afghan counterparts to attend the Afghan National Police Development conference in Brunssum, Holland, discussing the progress of the mission and soliciting support for more assistance. Lieutenant General William Caldwell spoke exclusively to VOA. Afghanistan's police force was...
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UN to Select Intl Experts for Poll Complaints Body
23 March 2010
UN to Select Two International Experts for Poll Complaints Body, UN News Centre, 23 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The United Nations will select two international experts to serve in Afghanistan's election complaints commission ahead of legislative polls scheduled in September, the newly-appointed head of the UN mission in the country said today. 'I had had a meeting with President [Hamid] Karzai a few days ago. The President told me that...
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Taliban IEDs Take Toll on Civilians
23 March 2010
Taliban IEDs Take Toll on Civilians, IRIN News, 23 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Hidden on roadsides, behind boulders or on cultivated land, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are killing or maiming dozens of civilians every month, according to rights groups and government officials. IEDs killed 773 civilians in 2009 - over 32 percent of the total 2,412 civilian deaths - according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Afghan rights...
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Afghan Taliban Name New Deputy Leaders
23 March 2010
Afghan Taliban Name New Deputy Leaders After Arrests, BBC News, 23 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The Afghan Taliban say Mullah Omar has named two new deputies after the arrest of his military chief in Pakistan. Abdul Qayuum Zakir and Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor succeed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who Pakistan is holding. The aim was to send 'a message that one arrest will not affect our movement', a senior Taliban leader said. Mullah...
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