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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New UN office aims to boost development in southern Afghanistan (02.07.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced plans to scale up its efforts to bring development and reconstruction to the country’s southern region by opening a new office in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province.
NATO seeks equipment for Afghanistan (02.07.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) More helicopters, surveillance aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles are needed in Afghanistan to support the armed forces there, a senior NATO official said Wednesday. U.S. Gen. John Craddock, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, also said he wants national authorities to reduce or drop restrictions on how and where troops from their countries can be used in the alliance's Afghanistan mission.
OSCE could have tremendous impact in Afghanistan by training police, top NATO commander says (02.07.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) The international community needs to do more to secure Afghanistan and the OSCE could have a tremendous impact in those efforts by helping to train the country's police, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe told the OSCE today.
Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll (01.07.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) The month of June has been the deadliest for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taleban, official figures show. Correspondents say it was also the second month in a row in which casualties exceeded those in Iraq.
NATO, Pakistani troops kill Taliban on Afghan border (01.07.2008)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) NATO troops in Afghanistan and Pakistani soldiers together killed a number of militants along the rugged border, the NATO force said, in a rare show of close crossborder military cooperation. Afghan officials have for the last month showered Islamabad with accusations it was aiding Taliban insurgents against Kabul, and NATO said on June 29 there could be no peace in Afghanistan as long as militants have sanctuaries in Pakistan. But Afghan, Pakistani, and NATO troops do have regular and open lines of communication to try to coordinate actions along the long and porous border.
Punktuelle Angriffe – Taliban ändern ihre Taktik (30.06.2008)
(Quelle: Die Welt) Am Dienstag beginnt die Schnelle Eingreiftruppe der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan ihren Dienst. Damit ist erstmals dauerhaft eine deutsche Kampftruppe am Hindukusch im Einsatz. Wie gefährlich ist ihre Mission? WELT ONLINE sprach mit dem deutschen Generalmajor Hans-Lothar Domröse.
Deutsche übernehmen das Kommando (30.06.2008)
(Quelle: FAZ) Für die Bundeswehr wird es mit der Übernahme der Schnellen Eingreiftruppe in Afghanistan gefährlicher. Die deutschen Kommandeure wünschen sich deshalb mehr Soldaten - und weniger Einmischung aus Berlin. Aus dem Einsatzgebiet berichtet Marco Seliger.
Afghan situation worsening, UN relief chief says, urging new approach (29.06.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) The humanitarian situation inside Afghanistan is getting worse, with civilian casualties rising and food prices soaring, the United Nations relief chief said today, calling for the international community to revise its assistance plans to the strife-torn country.
Pakistan launches offensive against Taliban stronghold in tribal region (28.06.2008)
(Quelle: Asharq Al-Awsat) Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hide-outs with mortar shells Saturday at the start of a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said. The offensive in the Khyber tribal region marked the first major military action Pakistan's newly elected government has taken against the militants operating in areas along the border with Afghanistan.
Taleban 'to boost Afghan attacks' (27.06.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) A resurgent Taleban is likely to step up the scope of its attacks during 2008, the US has warned. In a report on security in Afghanistan, the Pentagon warned the Islamist guerrillas had 'coalesced into a resilient insurgency'.
„Planloses Herumdoktern an Symptomen“ (25.06.2008)
(Quelle: FAZ) Dem Bundeswehrverband kommt die geplante Aufstockung auf 4500 deutsche Soldaten zu spät, die Grünen wünschen sich mehr Mittel für den zivilen Aufbau. Im Bundestag wird Außenminister Steinmeier die Afghanistan-Politik der Regierung gegen ihre Kritiker verteidigen.
More German troops to Afghanistan (25.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) Under pressure from NATO, Germany announced Tuesday that it would increase the number of soldiers available for duty in Afghanistan by almost one-third to 4,500, but that it would maintain its policy of keeping the bulk of them away from the relatively violent southern provinces.
"Ein ziviles Mandat muss her" (25.06.2008)
(Quelle: taz) Der Vizechef des Bundeswehrverbands kritisiert, dass die Afghanistan-Debatte nur um die Streitkräfte kreist.
Eastern Afghan attacks “up 40%” (24.06.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) Attacks by Taleban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan have increased by 40% compared with the same period last year, the US regional commander says. Maj Gen Jeffrey Schloesser said insurgents were choosing targets to disrupt economic development. His remarks came on the day that a Nato soldier was killed when a patrol hit a mine in Nangarhar province.
Taleban's “$100m opium takings” (24.06.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) The Taleban made an estimated $100m (£50m) in 2007 from Afghan farmers growing poppy for the opium trade, the United Nations says. Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said the money was raised by a 10% tax on farmers in Taleban-controlled areas. The UN estimates last year's poppy harvest was worth $1bn (£500m).
From Afghanistan, NATO shells militants in Pakistan (23.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) NATO forces in Afghanistan shelled guerrillas in Pakistan in two separate episodes on Sunday, as escalating insurgent violence appeared to be eroding the alliance’s restraint along the border. NATO officials said they had retaliated against rocket and artillery attacks launched by militants from sanctuaries across the border in Pakistan, where they operate freely.
Afghanistan: legality of ‘hot pursuit’ into Pakistan debated (22.06.2008)
(Quelle: Eurasianet) Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s threat to send troops after Taliban militants in neighboring Pakistan has kindled debate about cross-border military incursions and international law. Experts argue there are two claims under international law that might justify an operation inside Pakistan by the Afghan National Army. One is a country’s 'right of hot pursuit.' Another justification is a country’s right to self-defense. Last week, Karzai insisted that his country has the right to chase Taliban fighters who flee into Pakistan’s tribal regions after they carry out attacks in Afghanistan.
UK sends more troops to Afghanistan (16.06.2008)
(Quelle: Al Jazeera) Britain is to send more troops to Afghanistan Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has announced. … The move is expected to take the number of British soldiers to about 8,000 in the country where they have been involved in fierce fighting with the Taliban.
Karzai threatens to send soldiers into Pakistan (16.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan threatened on Sunday to send soldiers into Pakistan to fight militant groups operating in the border areas to attack Afghanistan. His comments, made at a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, are likely to worsen tensions between the countries, just days after American forces in Afghanistan killed 11 Pakistani soldiers on the border while pursuing militants.
Afghan attack blamed on shortfalls in aid, troops (15.06.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Sunday's bold Taliban raid that killed nine American soldiers was no surprise to analysts who have been warning that the U.S. effort in Afghanistan needs more troops, aid and attention. In the latest sign of a marked increase of violence in Afghanistan this year, Taliban insurgents took over a nearby village and used buildings there to launch a complex assault on an outpost near the Pakistan border.
U.S. gets modest NATO accessions on Afghanistan (14.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) But Mr. Gates complained that many of the same troop shortfalls that existed 18 months ago still exist today, which prompted the defense secretary to depart from prepared remarks to a gathering of the ministers. … Mr. Gates said he told his counterparts that, for the first time last month, there were more coalition troops killed in fighting in Afghanistan than in Iraq.
Taliban free 1,200 inmates in attack on Afghan prison (14.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) In a brazen attack, Taliban fighters assaulted the main prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday night, blowing up the mud walls, killing 15 guards and freeing around 1,200 inmates. Among the escapees were about 350 Taliban members, including commanders, would-be suicide bombers and assassins, said Ahmed Wali Karzai, the head of Kandahar’s provincial council and a brother of President Hamid Karzai.
Donors press Karzai on corruption (13.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) The United States, Europe and more than 60 other countries and international institutions offered about $20 billion in aid for Afghanistan as part of a big donors conference here Thursday. But amid the public pledges of support, officials were fretting over whether the Afghan government was doing all that it could to make sure the money went to rebuilding and not into the pockets of the country’s warlords and corrupt government officials.
Jung will deutlich mehr Soldaten in Afghanistan (12.06.2008)
(Quelle: Die Welt) Die Zahl der deutschen Soldaten in Afghanistan soll nach Ansicht von Verteidigungsminister Jung erhöht werden. Einem Bericht zufolge könnten mehr als 1000 weitere Soldaten in das Land geschickt werden. Jung verspricht sich von der Truppenverstärkung vor allem mehr Flexibilität in kritischen Situationen.
Key Afghan donor meeting in Paris (12.06.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) The Afghan government is to ask international donors to fund a $50bn (£25bn) reconstruction plan at a meeting in Paris, officials say. The US said on Wednesday it planned to commit $10bn, but pledges are expected to fall well short of the $50bn target. Critics say Afghanistan has not got the capacity to spend the money it already has, let alone bid for more.
Afghans seize 'largest drug haul' (11.06.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) Afghan police working with British special forces have uncovered a drugs stash of 237 tonnes of hashish. Afghan and British officials say they believe it to be the world's biggest seizure of drugs in terms of weight.
Security Council urges greater efforts to combat Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade (11.06.2008)
(Quelle: Un News) The Security Council, concerned at the “high level of opium cultivation, production and trafficking” in Afghanistan, today called on States to bolster cooperation to counter this illicit practice which is thwarting the country’s security and development. According to a study released in February by the this year’s opium cultivation levels in Afghanistan remain shockingly high, … .
Afghan census postponed for two years-U.N. (08.06.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Afghanistan's first population census, due to start this month, has been postponed for two years due to worries about confusion with voter registration and poor security, the United Nations said on Sunday. The last attempt at a census in 1979 was never completed due to the outbreak of conflict which has ravaged the country almost continually ever since and made millions flee to neighbouring countries or other parts of Afghanistan.
Afghan tribal leader killed (07.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) A powerful tribal leader was gunned down outside his home in the southern city of Kandahar by suspected Taliban Friday morning, Afghan officials said. Muhammad Akbar Khakrezwal, a former commander and supporter of the government, was shot by two men on a motorbike, a preferred tactic by Taliban gunmen.
Afghan borders concern NATO force leader (05.06.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) As the new commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan expressed fresh concern over rising activity by militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas, two powerful suicide bombs killed two people and wounded several others near the Pakistani border on Wednesday.