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Afghans Fear Insurgent Infiltration Across Iran Border
Region: AfghanistanSome officials say Herat frontier checkpoint giving Taleban a backdoor into Afghanistan. By Zia Ahmadi and Mustafa Saber in Herat (ARR No. 345, 11-Nov-09) Islam Qala, a dusty border town that forms the gateway between Iran and Afghanistan, is a focus of concern for Afghan officials fighting the Taleban insurgency because some believe Iran is using it to infiltrate guerrillas intent on destabilising the Kabul gove... more
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U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board
Region: Afghanistan
Afghan employees from the Independent Election Commission load election materials into a truck to be sent to provinces on Oct. 22, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential rivals are reigniting their campaigns for a second vote, but two previously unreleased audits produced by U.N. investigators raise questions about the integrity of the elections commission. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images) The United Nations cannot... more
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$167M USD Spent on Afghan Reconstruction Projects
Region: AfghanistanOfficials in the eastern Nangarhar province said different projects worth 167 million dollars had been launched in the past 10 months. Deputy governor of the province Muhammad Alam Ishaqzai told a gathering of the provincial development committee (PDC) on Wednesday that 60 million of the said amount had been provided by the provincial reconstruction team (PRT), 17 million USD by the agriculture PRT and 90 million US... more
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20 Taliban Insurgents Killed
Region: AfghanistanHELMAND, Afghanistan--Up to 20 Taliban fighters were killed on Tuesday in a joint operation by Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops in Greshk district of the restive southern Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday. District chief Haji Abdul Ahad told Pajhwok Afghan News 20 insurgents were killed during the operation conducted in Qala-i-Gaz, Shourkai and in Deh A... more
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Afghan Fury at Koran Burning Claims
Region: Afghanistan
A wave of demonstrations has hit Afghanistan over rumours that US forces burned several copies of the Koran. By Abdullah Obaidi in Wardak (ARR No. 343, 26-Oct-09) Protests are sweeping the country in the wake of allegations that American forces had burned copies of the Koran during a patrol in a province near Kabul – a charge strongly denied by a United States military spokesperson. Hundreds of student... more
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Insurgents Taking Charge in Kunduz Region of Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanThe vehicle is marked Kunduz provincial police headquarters, but the occupants are not necessarily servants of the state. The Taleban in Kunduz recently captured eight police Ford Ranger pickups in Chahr Dara district, and they use them to move around. It is not hard to tell the difference, however. When the Taleban are behind the wheel, they blare Islamic and national songs from the loudspeakers mounted on the ... more
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Civilian Contractor Toll in Iraq and Afghanistan Ignored by Defense Dept.
Region: AfghanistanAn Afghan policeman walks past a vehicle that had carried U.S. civilian contractors, after it was targeted by a suicide bomber in the Logar province. (Farzana Wahidy/AFP/Getty Images/January 2007 file photo) As the war in Afghanistan entered its ninth year, the Labor Department recently released new figures [1] for the number of civilian contract workers who have died in war zones since 9/11. Although acknowledged... more
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Efforts to Curb Afghanistan Helmand Opium Show Promise
Region: AfghanistanPoppy cultivation in Helmand province, Afghanistan’s opium capital, fell by more than 30 per cent this year - but what will next year bring? By Aziz Ahmad Tassal in Helmand (ARR No. 339, 01-Oct-09) As the autumn planting season for poppy approaches, Afghan farmers are weighing their options. Last year, an aggressive campaign by the provincial government, coupled with a significant downturn in the price of ... more
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Slain Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard's Family Begs AP to Pull Phot
Region: AfghanistanLance Corporal Joshua Bernard was just 21 when he died from fatal wounds casused by Taliban fire. His tragic story is like that of thousands of other young soldiers. But unlike his peers, Bernard's last moments where caught by AP photographer Julie Jacobson. The image she captured has ignited protest and outrage. In an audio slideshow, Jacobson admits she expected the photo wouldn't run, saying, "I didn't thin... more
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Great Game and Strategic Blunders, Story of Afghanistan
Region: Afghanistan
Instead of any betterment, Afghanistan is getting from bad to worst. After the invasion of Afghanistan by US and its Allies today history is repeating it self. Afghanistan is fastly moving towards a civil war. Pashtun are getting bitter day by day due to their genocide by US and its local and foreign allies. Taliban who went under ground are coming back strong. The whole region is moving towards a wider conflict... more
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