US Wants Tribesmen to Help Drive Taliban Out of S. Helmand District
17 November 2010
, The Washington Post, 17 November 2010
EXCERPT: "When members of the Alikozai tribe rose up against the Taliban in this critical insurgent stronghold, neither coalition forces nor the government in Kabul lifted a finger to help them. The Taliban promptly crushed the rebellion. And just to make sure everyone got the message, they chained the uprising's leader to the back of...
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Canada Halves Afghan Aid, Shifts Focus Nationwide
17 November 2010
, AFP, 17 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Canada will cut in half its development aid to Afghanistan once its combat troops withdraw next year, according to figures obtained Wednesday. International Development Minister Bev Oda indicated on Tuesday that Canada would allocate 100 million dollars per year for development projects in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2014. During the same period, Canada will send 950 military...
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Combat Mission May Extend beyond 2014: NATO
17 November 2010
, The Associated Press, 17 November 2010
EXCERPT: "NATO forces may still be leading some combat operations in Afghanistan beyond 2014, the alliance's top civilian in the country said Wednesday, explaining the date given for shifting authority to the Afghan government is not a deadline. The comment was the latest indication that the U.S.-led military operation in Afghanistan will continue...
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NATO's Razing of Booby-Trapped Homes Draws Complaints
17 November 2010
, The New York Times, 16 November 2010
EXCERPT: "In the newly won districts around this southern city, American forces are encountering empty homes and farm buildings left so heavily booby-trapped by Taliban insurgents that the Americans have been systematically destroying hundreds of them, according to local Afghan authorities. The campaign, a major departure from NATO practice in past military...
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Taliban "Authorize" Locals to Work on Road Project in NE
17 November 2010
Kapisa Road Gets Taleban Blessing, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 9 November 2010
EXCERPT: "A 'malik' or tribal leader called Amirullah pointed out the relaxed mood among the road-builders. 'The reason there's no fear is that the Taliban authorised the work ? if they?d opposed it you wouldn?t find a soul here right now,' he said. 'This is a very good thing the Taliban have done, because winter is coming and...
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