Security Firm Ban Could Affect Afghan Aid: US Officials
18 August 2010
Security Firm Ban Could Affect Afghan Aid: Officials, Reuters, 18 August 2010
EXCERPT: "A ban on private security companies in Afghanistan could affect development and aid work as many of the firms guard Western projects in the country, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a decree on Tuesday ordering private security companies to disband within four months -- part of an ambitious plan for the government...
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Afghan Villagers Protest Night Raid
18 August 2010
Afghan Villagers Protest Night Raid, Al Jazeera, 18 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Hundreds of villagers have blocked a highway in eastern Afghanistan to protest a night raid by Nato and Afghan soldiers that left two people dead. A statement from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said two 'Taliban insurgents' were killed in the raid in a district near Jalalabad. But villagers said the men were civilians;...
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Afghanistan Recruits Iraq-Style Militia Force
18 August 2010
, AFP, 18 August 2010
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government said Wednesday it had begun recruiting thousands of militiamen to strengthen security forces against a resurgent Taliban in remote villages of the war-torn country. President Hamid Karzai last month approved the establishment of what his administration calls a 'Local Police Force,' recruited from Afghan villagers in a bid to guard...
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Taliban Prison Said Found in Afghanistan, 27 Freed
18 August 2010
Taliban Prison Said Found in Afghanistan, 27 Freed, Reuters Canada, 18 August 2010
EXCERPT: "NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they had uncovered a makeshift Taliban prison holding 27 Afghans in chains. The men were found on Tuesday in a compound at Musa Qaleh in Helmand province during an operation by Afghan and coalition forces that killed 13 insurgents, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a...
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