Afghanistan
Aktuelle Einsätze
EUPOL Afghanistan
EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EU)
Beginn: 06/07
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UNAMA
United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UN-Peacebuilding)
Beginn: 03/02
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ISAF
International Security Assistance Force (UN-Mandatiert)
Beginn: 01/02
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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.
Top UN envoy to Afghanistan calls for greater political effort to end conflict (23.02.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The outgoing United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today warned that – on its own – the massive United States-led military push in Taliban strongholds in southern Helmand province will not bring peace and stability to the country.
Former commanders give up their weapons for development (23.02.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Former mujahideen commanders continue to lay down their arms in the hope to get more development in their area. … The district of Kahmard, in the north of Bamyan, was declared as a peaceful district or a district free of illegal arms through the DIAG (Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups) campaign.
Dutch PM: troops to leave Afghanistan this year (21.02.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has said Dutch troops are likely to leave Afghanistan this year. He was speaking a day after his government collapsed when a coalition partner insisted the Dutch troops leave in August as planned.
Afghanistan Taliban 'using human shields' - general (17.02.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they battle against a joint Afghan-Nato offensive, an Afghan general has said.
U.N. rejects ‘militarization’ of Afghan aid (17.02.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan on Wednesday criticized NATO forces for what one referred to as “the militarization of humanitarian aid,” and said United Nations agencies would not participate in the military’s reconstruction strategy in Marja as part of its current offensive there.
Costs of war: the second Afghan front (16.02.2010)
(Quelle: ISN Security Watch)
The US-led assault on the Taliban-held town of Marjah is the first big offensive in the administration’s new counterinsurgency strategy. But another more significant front is the effort to persuade, or bribe, Taliban elements to change sides or get out of the fight, Shaun Waterman writes for ISN Security Watch.
Opium production in Afghanistan may fall in 2010, UN reports (10.02.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The cultivation of opium – raw material for the world's deadliest drug, heroin – in Afghanistan could drop this year, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today, as bad weather is forecast during the country's current growing season.
NATO chief urges ISAF to send more trainers (05.02.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
At a meeting of NATO defense heads in Istanbul, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has pushed for additional police and military trainers for Afghanistan. He also said ministers agreed on plans to trim the mission's multi-million-dollar deficit.
Security Council backs international strategy for Afghanistan (05.02.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The Security Council today welcomed the communiqué from the recent international conference on Afghanistan, saying it set a clear agenda and agreed priorities for peace and security in the country, and was underpinned by a comprehensive strategy for the Government in Kabul.
Military officials say Afghan fight is coming (03.02.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
NATO and the Afghan military are about to launch their biggest joint offensive of the war, and they appear to be making sure the Taliban know they are coming. … The deliberate publicizing of the offensive - with news conferences, press releases and public pronouncements - is relatively unusual for the military.
18,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan by spring (02.02.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
The Pentagon has said it expects about 18,000 of the 30,000 additional U.S. troops authorized by President Barack Obama to arrive in Afghanistan by late spring, a slower pace than initially announced by the White House.
Georgian leader Saakashvili offers Afghan supply route (29.01.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is offering the United States use of Georgian territory to transport arms and supplies to the conflict in Afghanistan. … The United States currently uses an Afghan supply corridor through Russia and Central Asia, as well as a primary route via Pakistan.
NATO finalizes Afghan transit deal with Kazakhstan (27.01.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
NATO said it had finalized an agreement with Kazakhstan on the transit of supplies to Afghanistan, hoping it will reduce its reliance on a route through Pakistan that has been attacked by the Taliban.
Afghan aid risks 'militarisation' (27.01.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
Aid agencies have warned that there is a danger of growing militarisation of the aid effort to Afghanistan. A report published by eight agencies says the pressure to show quick results has led to aid going through military rather than civilian channels.
Ban announces new UN envoy for Afghanistan (27.01.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced his intention to appoint veteran diplomat Staffan de Mistura as the top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan, as he heads to London for an international conference aimed at helping the country chart its future.
UK Afghanistan ambassador Mark Sedwill given Nato role (26.01.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
The UK's ambassador in Kabul is to be the new Nato senior civilian representative for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan 'postpones' parliamentary elections (24.01.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Afghanistan postponed parliamentary polls for four months Sunday, days ahead of crunch talks on the war-torn nation in London, saying it was unsafe to go ahead amid a spiralling Taliban insurgency.
NATO planning civilian boss in Afghanistan (21.01.2010)
(Quelle: Washington Post)
The U.S. and its NATO partners are considering establishing a high-ranking civilian post in Kabul to ensure that nonmilitary reconstruction activities focus on top priorities, international officials familiar with the issue said Thursday.
Leading German lawmakers debate Afghanistan strategy (20.01.2010)
(Quelle: Deutsche Welle)
Comment by the ISAF chief in Afghanistan on Germany's role in the war-torn region has sparked debate among top politicians on where its future tasks should lie. The opposition has called for a full withdrawal by 2015.
UN: Afghan corruption matches scale of opium trade (19.01.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that Afghans paid out $2.5 billion in bribes over a 12-month period. In a report issued today, titled "Corruption in Afghanistan," UNODC says the figure is equivalent to almost one-quarter of Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP), and is similar in size to the estimated $2.8 billion in revenues from the opium trade in 2009.
U.S. approves training to expand Afghan army (14.01.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
The Pentagon has authorized the training of an increased number of Afghan security forces by next year, in time for President Obama’s deadline for American combat forces to begin withdrawing from the country, military officials said Thursday.
Last year deadliest yet for Afghan civilians caught in conflict, finds UN report (13.01.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
New statistics released by the United Nations today showed that 2009 was the deadliest year yet for civilians in Afghanistan, with 2,412 casualties recorded – an increase of 14% over the previous year.
Afghan president unveils new list of cabinet picks (09.01.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
No prominent former guerrilla chiefs and fewer from Karzai's inner circle appear to be among the picks, which might be expected to please both the West and many of Karzai's critics at home.
Eide warns of 'negative trends' in Afghanistan (07.01.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
The UN representative to Afghanistan says "negative trends" threaten to make the country's situation unmanageable. Kai Eide, in his final formal address to the UN before his term ends in March, said he was worried about the strength of the Taliban insurgency.
Insecurity lowers Afghan returns 2009, UN reports (29.12.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), some 54,000 Afghans returned to their home country this year, just one-fifth the number that returned in 2008.