Locals Struggle to Pick Up Pieces as Officials Claim Success in Kandahar Offensive
04 February 2011
Picking Up The Pieces Following Kandahar Offensive, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 4 February 2011
EXCERPT: "Abdul Wahid, a young farmer in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar Province, has mixed feelings about the Taliban's expulsion from his village. Just months ago, members of the insurgent group tormented Wahid and fellow villagers eking out a living in the fertile Arghandab valley, west of Kandahar city. The powerful homemade...
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Kandahar Police Chief Survives Second Bomb Attack in a Week
04 February 2011
, The Canadian Press, 3 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A suicide car bomb struck outside the house of the police chief in southern Afghanistan's largest city Friday, wounding at least two people. It was the second attack on him this week. Chief Khan Mohammad Mujahid was inside the house but wasn't hurt when the bomb went off. He said he believes...
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Germany, Italy "Failed to Deliver" Support in Afghanistan: Liam Fox
04 February 2011
, Defence Management, 4 February 2011
EXCERPT: "Defence Secretary Liam Fox has criticised Germany and Italy for 'failing to deliver' funds to provide extra helicopters in Afghanistan. Fox, giving evidence on the Anglo-French defence cooperation treaty to a House of Lords committee, said that the Multinational Helicopter Initiative, launched in October 2009, had been underfunded by...
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EU Urged to Devise Afghanistan Aid Strategy
04 February 2011
EU Urged to Devise Afghanistan Strategy, EurActiv, 1 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A delegation of Afghan officials has called on the EU to forge a joint strategy for Afghanistan, saying that progress could be enhanced if the international community cooperated more in the region. The situation is improving in Afghanistan, but the European Union and the international community should compare notes when it comes to helping boost security in...
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