War-Zone Medical Aid Doubly Endangered
26 April 2010
War-Zone Medical Aid Doubly Endangered, Inter Press Service, 26 April 2010
EXCERPT: "The case of the three Italians arrested this month on suspicion of trying to assassinate a southern Afghan governor concluded with a happy ending of sorts and a sure fire certainty - an uncompromising attitude that makes war-zone medical aid doubly dangerous.The members of Milan-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) ?Emergency?, including surgeon Marco...
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UN Pulls Staff from Kandahar
26 April 2010
UN Pulls Staff from Kandahar, CBC News, 26 April 2010
EXCERPT: "The United Nations said Monday it was pulling some foreign workers out of Kandahar, amid a wave of violence in the Afghan city. The UN insisted the move of the personnel to Kabul was only temporary. The UN also told more than 200 Afghan staff to stay home. UN spokesman Dan McNorton said the organization is still committed to offering humanitarian assistance in Kandahar. McNorton...
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Afghan School Girls "Poisoned"
26 April 2010
Afghan School Girls "Poisoned", Al Jazeera, 25 April 2010
EXCERPT: "At least 13 girls have fallen ill after a suspected poisonous gas attack at a school in northern Afghanistan. The government has accused fighters opposed to female education of being behind the attack. Sunday's incident - the third in Kunduz province - brings to 80 the number of school girls reporting symptoms such as headaches, vomiting and shivering...
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Fuel Trucks Attacked in Afghanistan
26 April 2010
, The New York Times, 26 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Twelve trucks, most of them carrying fuel to a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, were burned by an angry crowd early Sunday less than 30 miles from Kabul, according to local officials and NATO reports. The attack was thought to be in retribution for two raids by a joint Afghan-American force over the weekend, Afghan officials said. It was the first significant...
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