New Anti-Terrorism Law In Afghanistan Welcomed
31 July 2008
'New Anti-Terrorism Law In Afghanistan Welcomed', UN News Centre, 31 July 2008
EXCERPT: "A new anti-terrorism law in Afghanistan has been welcomed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which says the legislation brings the country in line with international conventions. 'The enactment of the new law is a major step towards bringing to justice those who have committed, attempted to commit, or plan to commit terrorist...
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India, Afghanistan Behind Unrest, Says Pakistan
31 July 2008
'India, Afghanistan Behind Unrest, Says Pakistan', The Hindu, 31 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Pakistan has hit out at India and Afghanistan for the troubles in its north-western frontier tribal areas and pulled up Afghanistan for a bomb blast outside its consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat on Thursday; three people outside the consulate were injured. A Foreign Ministry statement said, 'Pakistan holds the government of Afghanistan responsible...
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NATO Must Do More In Southern Afghanistan: Canada
31 July 2008
'NATO Must Do More In Southern Afghanistan: Canada', Reuters Canada, 30 July 2008
EXCERPT: "NATO members must send more troops to southern Afghanistan, where Canada and a few other nations are bearing the brunt of combat against Taliban militants, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay said on Wednesday. Canada, which has 2,500 soldiers in the southern city of Kandahar and plans to send around 200 more, has long complained that many...
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Al-Qaeda Hails "Revival" in Afghanistan
31 July 2008
'', Asia Times Online, 31 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's GEO News TV correspondent Najeeb Ahmed interviewed al-Qaeda's operations commander in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu-al-Yazid (aka Shaykh Sa'id), at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan on July 21. Abu-Yazid's performance was a strongly confident one, notable for its contrast with the grim presentation he made in March regarding the...
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Attacks Hit WFP School Feeding Programme In South
30 July 2008
'Attacks Hit WFP School Feeding Programme In South', IRIN News, 30 July 2008
EXCERPT: "The UN World Food Programme's (WFP's) food-for-education programme has been adversely affected by recent attacks on aid convoys: Some 300,000 primary school children, mostly in southern provinces, have not received vegetable oil and fortified biscuits over the past four months. The aim of the food-for-education programme is to promote education and...
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Disciplinary Charges Soar Since The Push Into Afghanistan
30 July 2008
'Disciplinary Charges Soar Since The Push Into Afghanistan', CBC News, 30 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Military charges against Canadian Forces members have risen dramatically in the years since Canada sent troops to Afghanistan, a CBC investigation has found. In fact, the charges have risen by as much as 62 per cent over an eight-year period. All military forces face discipline and morale issues resulting from soldiers serving in war zones ?...
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Insurgent Activities Increase In Afghanistan: NATO
30 July 2008
'Insurgent Activities Increase In Afghanistan: NATO', Thaindian News, 30 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Militants fighting Afghan and international forces in Afghanistan have increased their activities, spokesman of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Wednesday. 'There has been an increase in insurgents? activities in south and east Afghanistan over the past two months or so,' Mike Finney told a joint press conference...
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CIA Outlines Pakistan Links With Militants
30 July 2008
'', New York Times, 30 July 2008
EXCERPT: "A top Central Intelligence Agency official traveled secretly to Islamabad this month to confront Pakistan's most senior officials with new information about ties between the country's powerful spy service and militants operating in Pakistan's tribal areas, according to American military and intelligence officials. The C.I.A. emissary presented evidence...
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Afghan Judge Discusses Legal Reform in Afghanistan
29 July 2008
'Afghan Judge Discusses Legal Reform in Afghanistan', News Blaze, 29 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Even though Afghanistan still faces many challenges in rebuilding its judicial system, Abdul Saboor Hashimi, chief judge of the Sangcharak district of Sari Pul province, remains optimistic about the current progress and future prospects of legal reform throughout the country. 'I am optimistic about the future of the Afghanistan judicial system,'...
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Doubts Mount On Afghan Surge
29 July 2008
'Doubts Mount On Afghan Surge', The Washington Times, 29 July 2008
EXCERPT: "While U.S. commanders and both presidential candidates are pressing the Pentagon to send more troops to Afghanistan, several military and Afghanistan analysts say a surge there will not solve and could even worsen the problems of a country famous for resisting foreign interference. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters recently that commanders in Afghanistan...
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