Women in Afghanistan: Deprived Of Basic Necessities
07 July 2008
'Women in Afghanistan: Deprived Of Basic Necessities', MERINews, 6 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan has the highest rate of 'violence against women' cases in the world such that during the last six months more than 2000 cases of violence have been registered throughout the country. It is said that most cases of violence against women are not reported due to the traditional and cultural complexities in Afghanistan; these cases include...
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65 Steps To The Afghan Desert Grave That Began Decades Of War
07 July 2008
'65 Steps To The Afghan Desert Grave That Began Decades Of War', Times Online, 7 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Thirty years had separated the moment since Pacha Mir last stood at the secret grave in a desert wasteland on the eastern side of Kabul and his return 12 days ago. In 1978 he had been a young major in the Afghan Army, ordered in the dead of night to perform a clandestine mission by the Communists who had just seized control of his country...
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Macedonian Army Contingent Heads To Afghanistan
07 July 2008
'Macedonian Army Contingent Heads To Afghanistan', MINA News, 7 July 2008
EXCERPT: "A special farewell ceremony to mark the departure of the next ARM contingent to take part in ISAF mission in Afghanistan will be held at Hristijan Todorovski-Karpos Barracks in Kumanovo on Monday [7 July 2008]. A total of 127 peacekeepers of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade and three liaison officers will be heading to Kabul in the fifth rotation of...
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Policing the Poppy Fields
07 July 2008
'Policing the Poppy Fields', BBC Radio World Service, 7 July 2008
EXCERPT: "After last year's record opium crop in Afghanistan, counter narcotics is a top priority for Britain, and the Afghan Government. Over the last year, BBC correspondent Kate Clark has had rare access to the fight against a trade which fuels corruption and insecurity and bankrolls the Taleban. In this two-part series, she asks just how effective these efforts can...
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Taliban Deny Drug Links With Detainees In Korea
07 July 2008
'Taliban Deny Drug Links With Detainees In Korea', The Korea Times, 7 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Taliban militants in Afghanistan have denied they are involved in smuggling chemicals from Korea to Afghanistan for use in making heroin. Korean police Friday [4 July 2008] claimed they had arrested two Afghans and some South Asian citizens and seized around 12 tons of acetic anhydride from their possession during a raid. The Afghan citizens, police...
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Canada Agrees To Build So-Called "Great Wall Of Kandahar"
07 July 2008
'', The Canadian Press, 6 July 2008
EXCERPT: "The Canadian government struck a deal last week with officials at Kandahar University to build a three-kilometre perimeter of stone, brick and iron around the school campus. Construction is slated to begin within weeks and officials hope that by mid-fall, the new wall will address a litany of concerns...
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UN Envoy To Afghan Urges To Revamp Foreign Aid Spending
07 July 2008
'UN Envoy To Afghan Urges To Revamp Foreign Aid Spending', AHN News, 6 July 2008
EXCERPT: "The United Nations special representative to Afghanistan will present a plan to urge foreign aid spending by donor nations in the country be revamped to avoid wasting money. Reports have speculated that millions of dollars may have been wasted as foreign aid poured into the country as Afghanistan struggles to maintain democratic rule and fight...
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07 July 2008
'Iraq, Afghanistan And Sudan Among WFP's "Hunger Hotspots"', Blog Critics, 6 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Hunger is attacking Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and many other countries around the globe. The United Nations World Food Programme releases a weekly report called Global Hunger Hotspots highlighting numerous countries struggling against food insecurity. In Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been distributing aid as...
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Change Of Australian Forces In Afghanistan
07 July 2008
'Change Of Australian Forces In Afghanistan', Radio Australia, 6 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Australia's Defence Force says it's planning to phase out Australian soldiers as security enforcers in Afghanistan. Commander of First Brigade, Brigadier Michael Crause, says the withdrawal of his troops from Iraq has seen an increase in training but it's only a matter of time before they're deployed to another conflict area. He says troops based in...
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Biometric Scans Find US Crooks In Iraq, Afghanistan
07 July 2008
'Biometric Scans Find US Crooks In Iraq, Afghanistan', Wired, 7 July 2008
EXCERPT: "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has fingerprinted, iris-scanned, and face-captured hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. Some have been insurgents or detainees; some prospective policemen, or just ordinary folks looking to get back into their homes. 'Hundreds have turned out to share an unexpected background,' FBI...
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