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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 betwee... 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 se... more
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UN, Iraq, Afghanistan and Nepal
Region: Nepal
Speaking in a special press conference at the Headquarters, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today regretted over the attack on the UN mission and the losses caused. He condemned the attack as a “shocking and s... 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 alle... more
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Matthew Hoh Quits State Dept Over Afghanistan: Resignation Letter
Region: District of Columbia
Matthew Hoh, a former Marine and contractor in Iraq, resigned from the US State Department last month, it has been revealed, citing US involvement in Afghanistan as the impetus for his move. In his resignation letter, Mat... 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,... 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 ... 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 autum... more
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General Stanley analysis of Afghan situation before arrival of cruel winter season
Region: PakistanAfter publication of General Stanley A. McChrystal's summary in Washington post, number of drone attacks on tribal areas of Pakistan has been increased, interesting aspect of the summary was alleged involvement of ISI in a... more
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India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants
Region: IndiaIndia and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Geo TV reported on Sunday quoting an official report. It said that 23 arrested militants of the group allegedly confessed they had links... more
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