District Governor Killed in Eastern Paktia Province
09 November 2010
, AFP, 9 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Two NATO soldiers and an Afghan government official were killed in separate attacks across the troubled country, authorities said Tuesday. The latest deaths brought to 629 the number of foreign soldiers killed so far this year in the Afghan war, according to an AFP count. [...] AFP's tally is based on a count kept by independent website icasualties.org, which...
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Private Security Firms Sign Code of Conduct
09 November 2010
Security Firms Sign Code of Conduct, Al Jazeera, 9 November 2010
EXCERPT: "More than 50 of the world's largest private security companies have agreed to a first-of-its-kind voluntary code of conduct aimed at reining in the firms' worst behaviour. The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers, a document whose creation was spearheaded by the Swiss government, was formally signed in Geneva on Tuesday....
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Suspected Insurgents Arrested at Kabul Airport as Flight for Saudi Arabia Turned Back
09 November 2010
Afghans Detain Suspected Insurgents on Board Plane, Reuters, 9 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan and international forces detained four suspected insurgents at Kabul airport after ordering the commercial aircraft on which they were flying to return to Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said on Tuesday. The plane, which had taken off for Saudi Arabia, was called back to Kabul airport on Monday after several intelligence tip-offs that a senior...
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Afghanistan in 2010: A Survey of the Afghan People
09 November 2010
Asia Foundation Releases 2010 Afghan Public Opinion Poll, The Asia Foundation, 9 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The Asia Foundation today released findings from its most recent public opinion poll in Afghanistan, covering all 34 provinces in the country. Afghanistan in 2010: A Survey of the Afghan People is the sixth poll conducted by The Asia Foundation's office in Afghanistan; previous polls were released in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009....
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