UNHCR Worried about Growing Number of Conflict IDPs, Lack of Access in Insecure Areas
03 November 2010
UNHCR Worried about Growing Number of Conflict IDPs, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it is concerned about the growing number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) caused by conflict in Afghanistan, and the fact that it is often too dangerous to assist them. Between June 2009 and September 2010, 120,000 people were forced out of their homes by armed conflict, increasing the number of IDPs to 319,000, it said....
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Czechs to Deploy 200 Additional Troops as MPs Approve Extension of Mission
03 November 2010
MPs Approve Extension of Czech Military Contingent in Afghanistan, CeskeNoviny.cz, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The Czech military will be able to send up to 720 soldiers to Afghanistan next year, which is about 200 more than this year, and to deploy a CASA aircraft there, under a plan of military missions in the next two years the Chamber of Deputies approved today. The number of Czech soldiers in Afghanistan is to be reduced by 80 in...
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Afghan Offensive Pushes Militants into Kandahar Stalling Efforts to Rebuild City
03 November 2010
Afghan Offensive Pushes Militants to Kandahar, The Wall Street Journal, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "American operations to clear the Taliban from villages around Kandahar are pushing insurgents into the city, where the militants' campaign of assassinations and bombings is undermining efforts to stabilize Afghanistan's second-largest metropolis. Though coalition and Afghan officials say they expected such a Taliban influx, insurgent...
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Taliban Advances in North amid Inadequate Security Provisions, NATO Pressure in South
03 November 2010
Rising Security Threat in Afghan North, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 2 November 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] Local officials blame the infiltration of insurgents into northern areas over recent months, aggravated by inadequate security provision on the ground. In addition, attacks targeting Pashtun communities and grinding poverty are combining to produce local recruits for the Taleban. 'The insurgents have come under pressure...
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Taliban Claim Success against NATO's Intensified Night Raids
03 November 2010
Taliban Claim Success against Nato's Night Raids, The Guardian, 31 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Taliban commanders claim they are foiling intensified night-time attacks by elite troops that Nato officials hoped would bring the insurgents to the negotiating table in Afghanistan. Officials say a fivefold increase in 'kill or capture' raids and escalating airstrikes are putting the Taliban under unprecedented pressure and prompting...
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Canadian Policy Toward Afghanistan to 2011 and Beyond: Issues, Prospects, Options
03 November 2010
[pdf], Government of Canada // Library of Parliament // Reference and Strategic Analysis Division via the Human Security Gateway, 27 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The purpose of this paper is to address the evolving context affecting Canadian objectives in Afghanistan and to inform debate on Canada's future policy options regarding its post-2011 presence...
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