Mines, Bombs Injure More Afghan Civilians: ICRC
15 April 2010
, AFP, 15 April 2010
EXCERPT: "A growing number of civilians are being maimed by crude bombs and mines in southern Afghanistan, the heartland of an intensifying Taliban-led insurgency, the Red Cross said Thursday. As foreign troops pour into Helmand and Kandahar provinces aiming to turn around a nearly nine-year insurgency, civilian injuries from the crude bombs have grown by up to 40 percent...
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Armed Conflict Forces Increasing Numbers of Afghans to Flee
15 April 2010
, Internal Displacement Monitoring Forces (IDMC), 15 April 2010
EXCERPT: "After large, and mostly spontaneous, return movements following the ousting of the Taliban regime in 2002, internal displacement is again on the rise, with new displacements as a result of the intensification of fighting in many regions. The latest estimates indicate that 240,000 persons are currently...
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At Least Two Dead in Car Bomb Attacks: Officials
15 April 2010
, AFP, 15 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Two car bombs exploded within hours in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen others, officials said. The first blast, in an abandoned car left outside a city centre hotel used by Afghan journalists, injured at least six, while the second was a suicide attack targeting a foreign security...
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AP Interview: Karzai Brother Mends Ties With US
15 April 2010
, The New York Times, 14 April 2010
EXCERPT: "He's the consummate symbol of Afghan cronyism -- the president's wheeler-dealer half brother and main power broker in the Taliban-ridden south. With the American military facing a showdown with insurgents here, Ahmad Wali Karzai said he's mending fences with the U.S. and its international partners. The Americans, for their part, are taking a softer approach...
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