Election Fraud Fears Force 900 Polling Stations to Stay Shut
17 August 2010
Election Fraud Fears Force 900 Polling Stations to Stay Shut, The Guardian, 17 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Electoral officials in Afghanistan have decided not to open nearly 900 polling stations in the most violent areas of the country for next month's parliamentary election, in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the massive fraud that wrecked last year's presidential contest. Despite worries about disenfranchising large numbers of...
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NATO Soldiers Among Dozens Killed in Afghan Unrest
17 August 2010
, AFP, 16 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Three NATO soldiers and more than two dozen other people including women and children were killed in a wave of violence across war-troubled Afghanistan Tuesday, authorities said. The soldiers and eight civilians including at least three women and a child lost their lives in Taliban-style bomb explosions from late Monday, the alliance's force and Afghan...
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US Lawmakers Met with Karzai Opponents over Possible Taliban Deal
17 August 2010
US Lawmakers Met with Karzai Opponents over Possible Taliban Deal, Miami Herald, 16 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Four members of the House of Representatives held talks last month in Europe with leaders of Afghanistan's ethnic minorities opposed to President Hamid Karzai and his U.S.-backed initiative to open political negotiations with the Taliban. The delegation of three Republicans and one Democrat was organized by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher,...
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Afghan President Orders Private Security Closures
17 August 2010
Afghan President Orders Private Security Closures, BBC News, 17 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Private security companies will have to end operations in Afghanistan in four months, President Hamid Karzai has ordered. He issued the ultimatum to the companies in a decree signed in Kabul. The decision is expected to be met with resistance from Nato forces who use private contractors as guards for convoys and on bases. Mr Karzai pledged to...
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