Karzai Delays Ban on Security Firms by Two Months
27 October 2010
Afghanistan Delays Ban on Private Security Firms, BBC News, 27 October 2010
EXCERPT: "A deadline for private security companies to end operations in Afghanistan has been extended by at least two months, President Hamid Karzai has said. A committee would have until 15 November to draw up a timetable for firms to close, his office said. Once the timetable is approved, companies would have a maximum of 90 days to disband. In August, Mr...
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Audit Finds Lack of Civil-military Integration, Local Input in Aid Projects
27 October 2010
, The Washington Post, 27 October 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. and other international development programs in a key Afghan province are "incoherent" and lack mechanisms to avoid wasteful overlap or to monitor their success, according to a new report by government auditors. More than $100 million in U.S. aid to Nangahar province, an area in eastern Afghanistan often cited as a model...
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Poorly Built Police Stations in Helmand, Kandahar Unusable: Audit
27 October 2010
Afghan security Problem: Poorly Built Police Stations, McClatchy, 26 October 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. government auditors who've been examining Afghan construction projects have found serious problems with a crucial part of the Obama administration's plans to bolster the country's security forces so American troops can begin to leave next July. McClatchy has obtained an upcoming report by the special inspector general for Afghanistan...
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UK MoD Documents Link British Forces to Attacks on Civilians
27 October 2010
WikiLeaks War Logs: British Forces Exposed over Afghan Attacks, The Guardian, 26 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The conduct of three British military units in Afghanistan has come under serious question after the Ministry of Defence released unprecedented details of incidents in which troops attacked Afghan civilians. The disclosure, in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act made by the Guardian, revealed that of the casualties...
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Intense US Military Campaign to Cripple Taliban Not Working: US Officials
27 October 2010
, The Washington Post, 27 October 2010
EXCERPT: "An intense military campaign aimed at crippling the Taliban has so far failed to inflict more than fleeting setbacks on the insurgency or put meaningful pressure on its leaders to seek peace, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials citing the latest assessments of the war in Afghanistan. Escalated airstrikes and special operations raids have...
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