Global Pressure Mounts Ahead of Karzai Inauguration
11 November 2009
'', AFP, 11 November 2009
EXCERPT: "President Hamid Karzai will be sworn in on November 19 for another five years under the scrutiny of foreign leaders who Wednesday stepped up pressure on the Afghan leader to act against corruption. Karzai, 51, will be sworn in for his second five-year term at a ceremony attended by local and foreign dignitaries, Afghan officials said, capping...
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Swine Flu Adds to Afghanistan's Many Problems
11 November 2009
'Swine Flu Adding to Afghanistan's Many Problems', CTV, 11 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Across Afghanistan, there is a state of emergency. But it's not because of the war that has dragged on for eight years now; it's because of the H1N1 flu. Schools and universities closed this week and public gatherings are now banned. People everywhere are wearing masks to ward off a disease that few Afghans even paid any attention...
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Insecurity and Governing Capacity Greatest Obstacles to Progress
11 November 2009
'', Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), 11 November 2009
EXCERPT: "During this quarter in Afghanistan, overall security continued to deteriorate, with insurgent attacks spiking during the period leading up to the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections. Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced preliminary...
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Taliban Expands Control of Nuristan
11 November 2009
'Taliban Expands Control of Nuristan', Al Jazeera, 11 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Taliban fighters are expanding their control of Afghanistan's Nuristan province, an area they claim to have recaptured from US troops. A video obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera purports to show Taliban fighters in the Kamdesh district. Their leaders say they have appointed some local officials and reopened schools. Sections of the footage...
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