Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
24 November 2010
, Congressional Research Service, 23 November 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] Until October 2010, there had not been a consensus that U.S. strategy has shown clear success, to date. However, in October 2010, the top U.S./NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, as well as other U.S. and partner military officials say that signs are multiplying that insurgent momentum has...
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Kuchi Minority "Marginalized" as Conflict Impacts Traditional Lifestyle
24 November 2010
Kuchi Minority Complain of Marginalization, IRIN News, 23 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Unlike many Afghans whose living conditions have improved over the past nine years, many Kuchis, a minority nomad community - predominately Pashtuns - say theirs have deteriorated. Months after their mud-huts on the southwestern outskirts of Kabul were allegedly burned down in skirmishes over property and grazing land in August with Hazaras (a minority...
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Final Election Results Released amid Protests, Threats
24 November 2010
Final Afghan Election Results Released, The Guardian, 24 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan officials released the results of parliamentary elections today, but the long-awaited announcement appeared to satisfy no one, with protesters blocking roads around the country and the attorney general announcing an investigation into alleged widespread corruption by electoral authorities. There was a stony silence from President Hamid Karzai, who...
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Afghan Violence Soars, Insurgency Expanding: Pentagon Report
24 November 2010
Afghan Violence Soars, Insurgency Expanding: US, Reuters, 23 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Violence in Afghanistan hit an all-time high in recent months as Western troops battled an increasingly sophisticated insurgency expanding across the country, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. Nine years after the arrival of foreign forces, the Pentagon said all types of violent incidents in Afghanistan had increased from April through the end of September,...
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