Germany Aims at 2011 for First Handover in Afghanistan
09 July 2010
Germany Aims at 2011 for First Handover in Afghanistan, The Earth Times, 9 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Friday that Germany aims to begin handing over security responsibilities for Afghanistan's northern provinces to local forces by 2011, amid the continued unpopularity of the mission at home. The German army should transfer 'at least one' of the nine provinces it controls by 2011, he said. US...
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Taliban Commander Captured as NATO Ramps Up Raids
09 July 2010
, The Associated Press, 9 July 2010
EXCERPT: "International and Afghan troops captured a Taliban commander responsible for bringing Pakistani militants across the border to launch attacks, the alliance said Friday as U.S.-led forces ratchet up their pursuit of insurgent leaders. The coalition is touting a string of successes in capturing or killing dozens of key militant leaders since...
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US to Deliver Billions in Equipment to Tackle IEDs
09 July 2010
, AFP, 9 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The United States is set to deliver three billion dollars worth of equipment to Afghanistan aimed at countering Taliban-made crude bombs used in the war, a US official said Thursday. Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have become the main weapon used against international and Afghan forces fighting to end an insurgency increasingly seen as bogged...
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Humanitarian Space Easing in Afghanistan?
09 July 2010
Analysis: Humanitarian Space Easing in Afghanistan?, ReliefWeb / IRIN News, 8 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Humanitarian agencies are seeing promising signs of regaining space and acceptance from Taliban insurgents while attacks against NGO workers have reduced significantly over the past six months. Up to 1,200 security incidents were recorded in June - more than in any month since the fall of the Taliban - but attacks on NGOs by armed opposition...
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