Number of Afghan Asylum Seekers Spikes
29 November 2010
, The Washington Post, 27 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The number of Afghans who are fleeing their country and seeking political asylum abroad has spiked dramatically during the past two years, a sign that people here are giving up the dream of a peaceful homeland to seek security and employment elsewhere The increase has coincided with a sharp escalation...
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Afghanistan: Exit vs Engagement
29 November 2010
Afghanistan: Exit vs Engagement, International Crisis Group, 28 November 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. military operations in Afghanistan are now entering their tenth year and policymakers in Washington are looking for a way out. A policy review is due in December but the outline is already clear: U.S. forces will try to pummel the Taliban to bring them to the table, responsibility for security will increasingly be transferred to Afghan forces...
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Karzai Seen as "Weak", His Brother as "Corrupt Drug Baron": Leaked Cables
29 November 2010
, AFP, 29 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan said Monday its relations with the United States would not be affected by leaked cables portraying President Hamid Karzai as weak and paranoid, and his brother as a corrupt drugs baron. The American diplomatic cables raised the issue of suspected high-level corruption within the Afghan government, long a concern among Western backers who...
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Uniformed Suicide Bombers Attack Police HQ, Kill at Least 13
29 November 2010
, The Associated Press, 28 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Gunmen firing on a car killed a local government official and two of his relatives on Sunday in the country's east, officials said. The attack took place as Abdullah Ahmadzai, a member of Logar province's governing council, was driving into the provincial capital of Puli Alam. Ahmadzai's brother and cousin were also killed...
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Canada's Handling of Young Afghan Detainees Queried
29 November 2010
Canada's Handling of Young Afghan Detainees Queried, CBC, 28 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The Canadian Forces have for years arrested children suspected of working with the Taliban and handed them over to an Afghan security unit accused of torture, CBC News has learned. Allegations that militants captured by Canada were transferred to Afghan forces and later tortured were hotly debated in Parliament last fall. A document obtained by the...
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"Afghan Border Policeman" Kills Six NATO Troops
29 November 2010
"Afghan Policeman" Kills Six Nato Troops, BBC News, 29 November 2010
EXCERPT: "A gunman in an Afghan police uniform has killed six service members in eastern Afghanistan, Nato forces say. The man opened fire during a training mission in Pachir Wagam district, Nangarhar province, said Nato. He was also killed in the incident. Local officials said they believed the incident was not premeditated, but had arisen out of 'a...
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