Russian-led Alliance Urges NATO to Stop "Ineffective Tactics" which Drive Insurgents North
04 November 2010
, The Canadian Press, 4 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Russia and six former Soviet republics Thursday urged NATO-led forces in Afghanistan to end their 'ineffective tactics' of pushing militants from combat zones in the south to other areas, including the once relatively peaceful north. Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, speaking on behalf...
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Understanding Warlordism: Three Biographies from Afghanistan's Southeastern Areas
04 November 2010
Understanding Warlordism: Three Biographies from Afghanistan's Southeastern Areas [pdf], International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 1 January 2010
EXCERPT: "How do 'warlords' ? defined in the Afghan context both by their military skills and capacity to strike a balance between local and external sources of support ? respond when the war they are fighting ends? Why do some choose compliance with the new political order while...
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Refugee Returns Increase in 2010 Despite Insecurity
04 November 2010
Increased Number of Returnees from Pakistan, IRIN News, 4 November 2010
EXCERPT: "More Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in 2010 than in the previous year, despite increased insecurity in Afghanistan, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says. Over 104,000 Afghan refugees returned voluntarily in March-October 2010 - a significant increase on the same period last year when 54,000 returned. 'In 2010, most returnees cited economic...
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Afghan Attorney General Investigates Alleged Voting Fraud
04 November 2010
, The Washington Post, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The Afghan attorney general's office has launched a number of criminal investigations into allegations that the country's election commission participated in fraud during parliamentary elections in September, officials said Wednesday. Deputy Attorney General Rahmatullah Nazari said his staff has begun investigating nine cases...
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Influx of US Marines Helped Improve Security: Helmand Governor
04 November 2010
U.S. Improves Security in Afghan Province: Governor, Reuters, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Security has improved in some areas of Afghanistan's violent Helmand province where U.S. Marines have taken over from British troops, the provincial governor said Wednesday. British troops have turned over parts of Helmand, including Sangin where they suffered heavy losses, to thousands of U.S. reinforcements who moved into southern Afghanistan...
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