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British official urges Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban, other insurgents (11.03.2010)
(Quelle: Washington Post)
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called Wednesday for early and substantive political negotiations between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban and other insurgent groups, saying that military successes will never be enough to end the war.
U.S. House rejects pullout from Afghanistan (11.03.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan, in an election-year test of his decision to escalate the war. But dozens of Obama's Democrats in the House did support the pullout resolution, indicating division over war policy ahead of November congressional elections in which Republicans are expected to make gains.
Petraeus visits Kyrgyzstan amid U.S. plans for counterterror center (10.03.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
The head of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, has met with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev in Bishkek to discuss bilateral cooperation and the situation in Afghanistan. The visit comes a day after U.S. diplomats confirmed Washington will provide $5.5 million to the Kyrgyz government toward the construction of a counterterrorism training center in southern Kyrgyzstan.
Fergana Valley: relations cooling, Uzbek-Kyrgyz border growing increasingly violent (09.03.2010)
(Quelle: Eurasianet)
The deteriorating relationship between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is giving rise to violence along the countries’ shared frontier. Adding to the tension, Tashkent has unilaterally closed one of the largest border crossings between the two countries.
Extra UK funding for development in Helmand (08.03.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander today launched a new growth programme for Helmand to provide jobs and help for farmers and local businesses. … The programme will initially focus on the five most peaceful of Helmand's 13 districts - Nahr-i-Saraj, Lashkar Gah, Nad e Ali, Garmsir and Nawa – covering 55% of the province's population, (around 800,000 people).
Joint approach to stabilise and rebuild Afghanistan (02.03.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Australia's military, police and civilian agencies are taking a joint approach to stabilise and rebuild Afghanistan.
US aims to shift strategy to combat Afghan opium (01.03.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The United States is shifting its strategy on opium production in Afghanistan from eradication of crops to a broader focus involving interdiction and alternative agriculture, an official said Monday.
German parliament votes to extend, boost Afghan mission (26.02.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
Germany's parliament has voted to send up to 850 more troops to Afghanistan and extend the mission by one year.
UN chief details recruiting problems in Afghanistan (24.02.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
A memo from the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to his staff describes the poor recruitment rate months after a deadly attack on the UN compound in Kabul, RFE/RL reports.
NATO probing possibility of Russian arms assistance for Kabul (24.02.2010)
(Quelle: Eurasianet)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Russia are probing a deal under which Moscow could provide the Afghan military with helicopters and possibly others forms of assistance. In return, Russia might gain a voice in the shaping of international security policy for Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told EurasiaNet.