Russia "Seriously Worried" as Afghan Insurgency Spreads North
12 November 2010
INTERVIEW: Spread of Afghan Insurgency to Russia "Worrying": Envoy, AlertNet, 11 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Security in northern Afghanistan had deteriorated and Russia was 'seriously worried' about the insurgency spreading to its former Soviet neighbours, Russia's envoy to Kabul said. Andrey Avetisyan also said there would be more anti-narcotic operations in Afghanistan involving Russian agents, similar to a raid...
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U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan: Task Force Report
12 November 2010
U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Council on Foreign Relations, 12 November 2010
EXCERPT:"Ahead of President Obama's December review of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan, a new Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)-sponsored Independent Task Force report on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan finds that the current approach to the region is at a critical point. 'We are mindful of the real threat we face. But we are...
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Extraordinary Rise in Opium Prices Prompts Fear of Increased Production
12 November 2010
INTERVIEW: Afghan Opium Price Soars, New Planting Feared, Reuters, 12 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan opium prices are soaring, prompting fear that farmers will switch to planting poppies and reverse gains in cutting output, the head of the United Nations' Afghanistan narcotics office said. Afghanistan produces about 90 percent of the world's opium, used to make heroin, and prices have hit six-year highs as market speculation...
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Hezb-i-Islami Claim Suicide Bomb Attack on NATO Convoy in Kabul
12 November 2010
, The Canadian Press, 12 November 2010
EXCERPT: "A suicide car bomber blew himself up as a NATO convoy passed by his vehicle on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday, wounding two troops, officials said. The Afghan Defence Ministry said an Afghan soldier and a NATO service member were wounded in the blast. NATO confirmed the attack took...
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