US Army: 5 Soldiers Implicated in 3 Afghan Killings
08 June 2010
, The Associated Press, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Five soldiers from the same Washington state-based unit have now been implicated in the killing of three Afghan civilians, an Army spokeswoman said Monday. The Army said Friday that Spc. Jeremy Morlock had been charged with three counts of premeditated murder and one count of assault. On Monday, Lt. Col. Tamara Parker, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord...
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Corrupting the State or State-Crafted Corruption?
08 June 2010
Manija Gardizi, Karen Hussman, and Yama Torabi, Corrupting the State or State-Crafted Corruption? Exploring Corruption and Subnational Governance, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 7 June 2010
EXCERPT: "In the aftermath of the 2009 presidential election, widely perceived to have been fraudulent on a large scale, corruption has been one of the most pressing concerns of Afghan citizens as well as one of the major issues...
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NATO Suffers Deadliest Day This Year in Afghanistan
08 June 2010
, AFP, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Twelve NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in the deadliest 24 hours for the alliance this year, underlining a growing Taliban momentum in defiance of calls for peace talks. Seven Americans, two Australians and one French soldier were killed on Monday as they pursued a nearly nine-year war against an insurgent Taliban militia that is seeking to overthrow...
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Afghans Debate Value of Peace "Jirga" Resolution
08 June 2010
Afghans Debate Value of Peace "Jirga" Resolution, VOA News, 6 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai's three-day peace assembly, known as a jirga, has ended with delegates from across the country agreeing that reaching out to the Taliban is the best way forward to end more than eight years of war. President Hamid Karzai had invited delegates from all walks of life in Afghanistan to his peace jirga: politicians, religious scholars,...
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