05 May 2008

Jayshree Bajoria, 'Still a Dangerous Border', Council on Foreign Relations, 5 May 2008

EXCERPT: "The latest spike in cross-border attacks into Afghanistan by militants based in Pakistan has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of those fighting the war for a stable Afghanistan. In a repeat of past instances, Afghan officials blamed the recent assassination attempt against Afghan President Hamid Karzai on insurgents in Pakistan's tribal...

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05 May 2008

'Second-Generation Afghans In Iran: Integration, Identity And Return', Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, April 2008

EXCERPT: "The total number of documented Afghans aged between 15 and 29 years living in Iran is 341,157 or 33.4 percent of the total population of Afghans in Iran. Broadly speaking, these Afghans may be categorised as 'second-generation?, that is, those Afghans born in Iran, or who have spent more than half of...

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05 May 2008

'"Fighting Forces 40,000 Pupils Out Of Class"', Quqnoos.com, 5 May 2008

EXCERPT: "Government plans to build madrassa in every Kandahar district, official says. The ongoing insurgency in Kandahar has forced the closure of more than one third of the province's schools, depriving about 40,000 students of an education, an official said today [5 May 2008]. Head of the province's education department, Muhammad Anwar, said only 232...

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05 May 2008

'Norwegian Helicopters Too Hot In Afghanistan', IceNews Iceland, 3 May 2008

EXCERPT: "Experts predict that high temperatures in Afghanistan may be bad for the helicopters designed to transport Norwegian troops who have been wounded in the region. According to reports in NRK, the hot season, which lasts from April until October, is likely to affect the operating range of Air Force helicopters in Afghanistan. Colonel Inge Kampenes, a spokesperson...

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05 May 2008

Rakesh Kumar Meena & Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee, 'Children Of Pleasure: A Sad Story Of Afghanistan', CounterCurrents.org, 3 May 2008

EXCERPT: "Children remain to be the most vulnerable and delicate balance of a society. They are the foundation stone of a dream of a culture as well as a community that a society represents. Most of the developed and democratic world considers them to be the building bricks on which the society grows,...

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05 May 2008

'Numbers Of Civilians Killed By Taliban Increasing: NATO', ABC News Australia, 5 May 2008

EXCERPT: "NATO-led forces in Afghanistan say the number of civilians being killed in Taliban attacks this year has increased dramatically. NATO officials say the Taliban killed about 240 Afghan civilians in the first three-and-a-half months of this year, six times as many as during the same period last year. Officials say most of these deaths were...

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05 May 2008

'Afghanistan Expects Bigger Korean Role', Online News Pakistan, 5 May 2008

EXCERPT: "The Afghanistan ambassador expressed appreciation for Korea's assistance in reconstruction projects in his country, hoping to see a bigger role for Korea in Afghanistan. 'We believe Korea can play a bigger role in promoting peace, stability and reconstruction of Afghanistan. And it's a suitable time for Korea as an economic power which traveled a long...

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05 May 2008

'"Roads key to Afghan security"', Daily Times Pakistan, 5 May 2008

EXCERPT: "New roads are an important part of a secure and stable Afghanistan, a United States military official said on Sunday [4 May 2008]. 'When it comes down to it, roads are very, very significant,' said Brigade Operations Officer Major Dan Morgan in an interview. 'If you have a paved road here, you have fewer improvised explosive devices (IEDs),' he said,...

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05 May 2008

'Former Minister: Germany Must Fight in Southern Afghanistan', Deutsche Welle, 4 May 2008

EXCERPT: "Germany's Bundeswehr will have to fight in the more dangerous southern region of Afghanistan in the foreseeable future, according to former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. In an interview with the Tagesspiegel daily, published on Sunday, May 4, Fischer said once a new president in inaugurated in the United States, the German government...

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05 May 2008

'Hungary Plans To Boost Role In Afghanistan', Reuters India, 4 May 2008

EXCERPT: "Hungary will take over command of Kabul international airport from October and plans to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2009 as part of its commitment to NATO, Defence Minister Imre Szekeres said on Sunday [4 May 2008]. Szekeres told Reuters by telephone from Afghanistan that Hungary would send 60 troops to take over command of Kabul airport for a period...

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