11 August 2010

German Offensive Aims to Repair Security, Reputation, The Wall Street Journal, 10 August 2010

EXCERPT: "The German military, long criticized by its allies as too passive in the face of a growing insurgency, plans to go on the offensive in Taliban strongholds in northern Afghanistan?despite the risk of a political backlash back home. Acting on instructions from Berlin, senior officers have ordered two 600-man German battalions to team up...

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11 August 2010

United Nations Development Assistance Framework: In Support of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy 2010 - 2013, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan & United Nations (UN) / ReliefWeb, 10 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Afghanistan is at a crucial stage in its struggle to rise out of poverty and conflict. The intensifying insurgency adds to the critical need for the international community to do more to help Afghans build...

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11 August 2010

Hundreds Displaced in Helmand: Red Crescent, IRIN News, 11 August 2010

EXCERPT: "The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says about 500 families in Helmand Province have been temporarily forced out of their homes following recent military operations there by Afghan government and NATO forces. 'People have been displaced in Garmsir, Nad Ali and Sangheen districts where military operations have been going on,' Ahmadullah Ahmadi, provincial director...

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11 August 2010

Afghan Troops Reach 240,000 Goal Early, USA Today, 11 August 2010

EXCERPT: "NATO has reached its goal of expanding the size of Afghanistan's army and police to 240,000 three months ahead of schedule, achieving a key measurement that will be used to gauge progress in the war. The size and quality of Afghan security forces will be a central part of a review that the White House will be conducting in December to measure the effectiveness of...

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