Afghanistan Media: Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding
13 January 2011
, United States Institute for Peace, December 2010
EXCERPT: "The primary obstacle to state building in Afghanistan is the historical and ongoing inability of Afghans to establish a mutually acceptable balance of power between any central government and periphery communities and institutions. By serving as an interlocutor for centerperiphery relations, the media...
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Turkistan Islamic Party Identifies Senior Leader Killed in Afghanistan
13 January 2011
Turkistan Islamic Party Identifies Senior Leader Killed in Afghanistan [blog], The Long War Journal, 13 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The Turkistan Islamic Party, an al Qaeda affiliate that operates in Central and South Asia, has identified a senior member of the group who was killed in a US airstrike last year in northwestern Afghanistan. The Islamic Turkistan Magazine, which is published by the Turkistan Islamic Party, published a martyrdom...
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Program to Modernize Afghan Justice System Yields Little So Far
13 January 2011
Program to Modernize Afghan Justice System Yields Little So Far, McClatchy, 12 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Along with fighting the Taliban and training an Afghan military capable of protecting its nation, building a respected government is a central goal of the Obama administration's plans to begin withdrawing U.S. forces this July. As part of the effort, the U.S. is spending millions of dollars to overhaul Afghanistan's archaic judicial...
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Dispute Emerges Over Military Damage to Afghan Property
13 January 2011
, The New York Times, 13 January 2011
EXCERPT: "An Afghan presidential commission has determined that military operations in the Kandahar area have caused more than $100 million in damage to homes and farms over the past six months, its chairman said in an interview on Thursday. At the same time, a news conference here including the provincial and district governors where most damage...
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Afghanistan Violence in 2011 to Be Worse than 2010: Adm. Mullen
13 January 2011
, AFP, 13 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The top US military officer said Wednesday he sees an increase in bloodshed in Afghanistan as allied forces step up their offensive against the Taliban. 'As difficult as it may be to accept, we must prepare ourselves for more violence and more casualties in coming months,' said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 'The...
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