Taliban Using Civilians as "Human Shields" and Children in War
17 September 2010
Taliban Using Civilians as ?Human Shields? and Children in War, Central Asia Online, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Taliban insurgents increasingly are using civilians as 'human shields' in their fight against the population, government and international forces in Afghanistan, officials said The Taliban frequently resort to that tactic when they are surrounded, Ghazi Nawaz Tanai, head of the tribal solidarity council in southern Afghanistan,...
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Disgruntled Afghans Throw Out Taleban
17 September 2010
Disgruntled Afghans Throw Out Taleban, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "In a rare show of popular resistance against the Taleban, residents of the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province have driven the insurgents out of their area after growing tired of them interfering in reconstruction work. Much of Kapisa, in northeastern Afghanistan, has come under the sway of the Taleban, who enforce...
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Karzai Says Pakistan to Play Role in Talks with Taliban
17 September 2010
Karzai Says Pakistan to Play Role in Talks with Taliban, DAWN, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "President Hamid Karzai reassured on Thursday Pakistani leaders of a role in the reconciliation process with Taliban and other Afghan warring factions as his country headed for parliamentary elections this weekend. The message was common in his interaction with both civilian and military leaders in Islamabad. The situation in Afghanistan and the political...
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Taliban Kidnap Afghan Vote Candidate, Officials
17 September 2010
, AFP, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Taliban kidnapped an Afghan parliamentary candidate on Friday and another 18 election workers as security forces went on high alert to stop insurgents derailing the nationwide vote at the weekend. The hardline Islamist militia, which has been fighting an insurgency for nine years since being overthrown from power in the 2001 US-led invasion, has already...
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