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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NATO fordert mehr Europäer für Afghanistan-Einsatz (NATO chief: more European troops in Afghanistan) (12.02.2009)
(Quelle: Die Welt / Germany)
Auf der Sicherheitskonferenz in München hat Nato-Generalsekretär Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ein stärkeres Engagement der europäischen Länder gefordert. Konkret will er, dass die Europäer mehr Truppen und Kriegsgerät nach Afghanistan schicken. Sorgen bereitet der Nato auch das frostige Verhältnis zu Russland.
Special envoy arrives in Afghanistan (12.02.2009)
(Quelle: New York Times / USA)
President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday, the United States Embassy here said, one day after a coordinated series of Taliban suicide attacks in Kabul underscored the deteriorating security in the capital and across the country.
Kabul ist das neue Schlachtfeld der Taliban (Taleban shifting focus to Kabul) (11.02.2009)
(Quelle: Die Welt / Germany)
Die Anschlagserie der Taliban in Kabul ist eine neue Demonstration ihrer Macht. Unter den Augen der ohnehin angeschlagenen Regierung machen die Taliban die Hauptstadt zu ihrem neuen Schlachtfeld. Und sie attackierten indirekt Hamid Karsai, indem sie die Unzulänglichkeit seiner Regierung zur Schau stellen.
Upcoming polls crucial for Afghan stability, says UN peacekeeping chief (09.02.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
The elections slated to be held later this year in Afghanistan will be a vital opportunity to boost the country’s political stability, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said today, pledging the world body’s assistance to ensure fair, timely and transparent polls. Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Commission has fixed 20 August as the date for presidential and provincial council polls, which will be an enormous undertaking for the fledgling democracy.
Afghan people “losing confidence” (09.02.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
People in Afghanistan have far less confidence in the direction their country is taking than four years ago, a new BBC/ABC opinion poll suggests. The approval rating for the central government in Kabul is still high - but is steadily falling. Support for the presence of foreign troops is also strong but declining, compared with previous polls. But the public is still very much opposed to the Taleban, seeing them as the country's biggest threat. Most do not want to see the militants return.
NATO commander: Afghanistan drug raids imminent (08.02.2009)
(Quelle: Washington Post / USA)
In an effort to strike at a key income source for Taliban militants, the top NATO commander said Sunday that operations to attack drug lords and labs in Afghanistan will begin within the "next several days." Gen. John Craddock, who also heads the U.S. European Command, also said that the U.S. and its allies are making progress in their efforts to fill the need for more troops, equipment and intelligence gathering in Afghanistan.
Holbrooke says Afghan war “tougher than Iraq” (08.02.2009)
(Quelle: New York Times / USA)
The war in Afghanistan will be “much tougher than Iraq,” President Obama’s special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan said at a security conference here on Sunday. “There is no magic formula in Afghanistan,” the envoy, Richard C. Holbrooke, warned an audience of European policy makers and military planners. “There is no Dayton agreement in Afghanistan,” he added, referring to the peace accord he negotiated to end the war in Bosnia. “It’s going to be a long, difficult struggle.”
Westen will Fehler in Afghanistan korrigieren (USA admits mistakes in Afghanistan) (08.02.2009)
(Quelle: Die Welt / Germany)
Wie der Kampf gegen Taliban und Drogenhändler in Afghanistan weitergehen soll, ist eines der zentralen Themen der Münchener Sicherheitskonferenz. Der Präsident des Landes, Hamid Karsai, prangerte die hohe Anzahl an zivilen Opfern an und forderte einen schnelleren Aufbau der Polizei. Die USA gaben erstmals Fehler zu.
Italians “to boost Afghan force” (07.02.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
The Italian government has decided to increase its contribution to Nato forces in Afghanistan by 800 to 2,800 troops this year, the BBC has learnt. The US administration of Barack Obama has told Italy it would like it, in common with other Nato members, to increase its Nato contribution. The Italian cabinet, following a visit to Rome by the US supreme commander in the Middle East in December, agreed. The Italians will continue to carry out police training and other tasks.
Afghanistan says foreign fighters coming from Iraq (04.02.2009)
(Quelle: Washington Post / USA)
With the reduction of violence in Iraq, foreign militants were now flooding into Afghanistan to join Taliban insurgents battling Afghan and international troops, the Afghan defense minister said Wednesday.
Taliban destroys a key bridge in Pakistan (04.02.2009)
(Quelle: Washington Post / USA)
Hundreds of trucks bearing NATO supplies idled at terminals near the city of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after Taliban fighters blew up an iron bridge about 15 miles away. The explosion, the latest in a spate of attacks, cut off the main supply route for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, complicating plans to substantially increase the Western military presence there and roll back recent gains by Taliban forces.
Immer mehr Soldaten suchen Hilfe (Number of German soldiers with trauma increases) (03.02.2009)
(Quelle: FAZ / Germany)
Die Zahl der Soldaten, die nach ihrem Einsatz in Afghanistan Hilfe wegen einer Traumatisierung in Anspruch nehmen, ist gestiegen. Verteidigungsminister Jung sagte, es handele sich um „knapp über zwei Prozent“ der Heimkehrer.
Afghan parliament speaker rejects election delay (03.02.2009)
(Quelle: RFE, RL / International)
The speaker of Afghan's lower house of parliament, Yunos Qanuni, says the decision to postpone the country's presidential election is unconstitutional, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports. Qanuni has asked President Hamid Karzai to summon the commission for the interpretation and supervision of the constitution to discuss the issue.
Afghanistan hits back at Western critics over aid (02.02.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
Afghanistan hit back at Western criticism of official corruption on Sunday, saying some 80 percent of international aid was outside government control so donors should be held to account. As U.S. President Barack Obama makes Afghanistan his foreign policy priority, President Hamid Karzai's government has come under increased Western criticism for corruption, poor governance and not arresting the king-pins behind the booming drugs trade.
Top UN official to Afghanistan calls for push to end opium production (01.02.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is set to shrink this year, which could deal a major blow to the illicit drug industry, the top United Nations official to the war-torn country said today. Since 2002, poppy production had increased every year until a small reduction last year, but a major reduction in is now in reach, the Secretary-General''s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, told journalists in Kabul.
Looking for a new approach to Afghan development (01.02.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
Sitting around tables at an Italian military base, NATO commanders and other forces of development in Afghanistan discuss obstacles in their drive to build the country and undermine insurgents. The group includes the governor and mayor of the western city of Herat, UN officials and military officers from the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) run by NATO soldiers, who in this western province are mostly Italian.
Afghan presidential vote delayed (29.01.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
Afghanistan will delay holding presidential elections until 20 August, the election commission has announced. Under the country's constitution, the vote should have been held in May, but the dete-riorating security situation has prompted a postponement.
Aides say Obama’s Afghan aims elevate war (27.01.2009)
(Quelle: New York Times / USA)
President Obama intends to adopt a tougher line toward Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, as part of a new American approach to Afghanistan that will put more emphasis on waging war than on de-velopment, senior administration officials said Tuesday. Mr. Karzai is now seen as a potential im-pediment to American goals in Afghanistan, the officials said, because corruption has become ram-pant in his government, contributing to a flourishing drug trade and the resurgence of the Taliban.
Amid dispute over Afghan civilian deaths, UN team visits site of US attack (27.01.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
A team from the human rights unit of the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today visited Garoosh in the eastern province of Laghman, after a dispute arose over whether or not civilians had been killed in an attack there over the weekend involving United States forces.
3,000 US troops deploy in central Afghanistan, thousands more to arrive by summer (27.01.2009)
(Quelle: Asia-Pacific Daily Report / USA)
According to NATO, some 3,000 US troops have arrived in Afghanistan and thousands more will ar-rive by the summer as part of the 55,000-strong UN-mandated NATO-led International Security As-sistance Force (ISAF). Troops from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, New York, have reportedly moved into the central provinces of Logar and War-dak, surrounding the capital, Kabul.
New Afghan civilian deaths probe (21.01.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
The US military in Afghanistan is investigating reports that up to 25 civilians were killed in an opera-tion north of Kabul this week. The US had said a Taleban commander and 18 militants died in Kapisa province. US Central Command chief Gen David Petraeus has been meeting President Hamid Karzai, who has urged Western troops to reduce civilian casualties.
Karzai blames allies for problems (20.01.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on his international allies to change the way the "war on terror" is being fought in his country. Addressing parliament, Mr Karzai once again urged US-led and Nato troops to do more to reduce civilian casualties. He also called for a rethink in the way billions of dollars in aid are spent and accused his allies of not doing enough to curb the illegal drugs trade. On Sunday Nato's head complained of corrupt government in Afghanistan.
U.S. secures new supply routes to Afghanistan (20.01.2009)
(Quelle: New York Times / USA)
Faced with the risk that Taliban attacks could imperil the main supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan, the United States military has obtained permission to move troop supplies through Russia and Central Asia, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in the Middle East, said on Tuesday.
Obama bad news for Karzai? (20.01.2009)
(Quelle: IWPR / UK)
New US leader has been openly critical of the Afghan president, with many locals believing he may be on his way out. There is little doubt that most Afghans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Barack Obama on the scene.
Afghan government seeks control of NATO deployments (20.01.2009)
(Quelle: Asia-Pacific Daily Report / USA)
The Afghan government has reportedly sent a draft proposal to NATO headquarters seeking more control over future NATO deployments in the country, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday (January 20). The draft technical document aims to put into place rules of conduct/engagement for NATO-led troops in Afghanistan.
UN Afghan envoy optimistic about voter registration (20.01.2009)
(Quelle: RFE, RL / International)
UN special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide has said in Kabul that he is optimistic about public partici-pation in the voter registration process for the country's presidential election later this year. Eide said that in the last three months more than 3.4 million people have received voting cards. The election is expected to take place in the fall.
Russia offers Afghan defence help (19.01.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
Russia has said it is ready to help Afghanistan's defence sector by supplying equipment to the na-tion's armed forces. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow was responding to a request from his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai.
Pakistan reopens Afghan force supply route (19.01.2009)
(Quelle: Washington Post / USA)
Supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan through Pakistan's Khyber Pass were briefly suspended on Monday after militants attacked an army camp, killing a paramilitary soldier and wounding 10, an of-ficial said. Pakistani supply routes from the port of Karachi to land-locked Afghanistan are vital for Western forces battling a resurgent Taliban.
Drug trade remains a contentious issue for ISAF, Afghan government (18.01.2009)
(Quelle: EurasiaNet, / USA)
Even as new figures point to gains in the battle against Afghanistan’s drug problem, the issue re-mains deeply contentious for the government in Kabul and NATO-led forces. Citing UN data, Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) officials say fresh figures will show the drugs trade shrinking by 19 percent in terms of area cultivated and 6 percent in terms of crop yields. No one, however, is willing to assume ultimate responsibility or to say whether Afghanistan has turned a corner.
Nato chief faults Afghan leaders (18.01.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
Nato's secretary general has said corrupt and inefficient government in Afghanistan is as much to blame as insurgents for the chronic instability. In the Washington Post newspaper, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the international community had paid enough, in blood and money, to demand gov-ernment action.