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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Obama, Rasmussen agree summit to focus on Afghan transition (10.05.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Alliance members are expected to work out details of their planned withdrawal when NATO heads of state meet in Chicago on May 20-21.
UNAMA mandated to support Afghan-led elections (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
In addition to the Special Representative and the UNAMA political team, the UN also provides technical assistance through the United Nations Development Programme’s ELECT II capacity building project.
Afghans „ready“ to take over from French (07.05.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
The announcement May 7 follows French President-elect Francois Hollande's pledge to withdraw France's 3,300 troops by the end of 2012.
Obama signs pact in Kabul, turning page in Afghan war (01.05.2012)
(Quelle:New York Times)
President Obama, speaking to an American television audience on Tuesday night from Bagram Air Base, declared that he had traveled here to herald a new era in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan, “a future in which war ends, and a new chapter begins.”
Afghanistan, U.S. reach pact on post-2014 American support (22.04.2012)
(Quelle:Washington Post)
After more than a year of negotiations, U.S. and Afghan officials reached an agreement Sunday affirming the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan for a decade after its formal troop withdrawal in 2014.
U.S. and NATO finalize pacts on ending Afghan war (18.04.2012)
(Quelle:New York Times)
The United States and its allies in NATO finalized agreements on Wednesday to wind down the war in Afghanistan, paving the way for President Obama to announce at a NATO summit meeting in Chicago next month that the unpopular, nearly 11-year-old conflict is close to an end.
Australia to end Afghan mission in 2013 (17.04.2012)
(Quelle:Al Jazeera)
Australia has announced that its troops will be withdraw from Afghanistan nearly a year ahead of a previously scheduled 2014 withdrawal date. … That timetable would see the largest force provided by any nation outside of the NATO alliance leave the country a year ahead of the proposed December 2014 withdrawal date for all international forces.
NATO Chief: No Afghan “security vacuum” after 2014 (12.04.2012)
(Quelle:Yahoo News)
NATO will not leave a "security vacuum" in Afghanistan after its troops pull out in 2014, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen pledged Thursday. "Our goal is an Afghanistan with its security provided by its own people and this goal has not changed," he told a joint news conference in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Hamid Karzai may step down early from Afghan presidency (12.04.2012)
(Quelle:The Guardian)
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said he is considering stepping down a year early, potentially clearing the way for his successor to manage the departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Presidential elections are due in 2014, the same year western combat soldiers will complete their withdrawal.
UN envoy & Afghan official discuss future electoral support (11.04.2012)
(Quelle:UN News)
“I plan on being an active partner of the Government, the institutions and the civil society of Afghanistan in working to strengthen the integrity of future polls,” Ján Kubiš, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said.
Qatar to open Kabul embassy in bid to reinvigorate peace process (03.04.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry says Qatar will open an embassy in Kabul to deepen relations and play a greater role in Afghanistan's peace process.
Taliban target Afghan security forces (01.04.2012)
(Quelle:Al Jazeera)
Regional Taliban commander tells Al Jazeera that Afghan forces are priority targets now, rather than US forces.
Afghans demand intervention after 'Pakistani Taliban' attacks (31.03.2012)
(Quelle:Eurasianet)
Local Afghan officials have called for a military intervention in the country's northeast after scores of suspected Pakistani Taliban fighters overran several districts in Nuristan, a remote province bordering Pakistan. … The recent incident in Kamdesh and Bargmatal districts is the first major confrontation since October 2009, when US forces withdrew from the area after several deadly attacks that left 17 soldiers dead.
New mandate will strengthen engagement in Afghanistan – UN envoy (28.03.2012)
(Quelle:UN News)
The United Nations envoy in Afghanistan said today that the recently renewed mandate of the world body’s mission in the country lends itself to stronger engagement with the Government and society at large to advance peace, development and a host of other goals.
UK resists pressure to speed up exit from Afghanistan (27.03.2012)
(Quelle:The Guardian)
The UK is preparing to pull 1,500 troops out of Afghanistan next year before rapidly accelerating its withdrawal at the beginning of 2014. Ministers are expected to endorse plans that stick closely to advice from British commanders in Helmand, and from Nato headquarters in Kabul, when they come before the National Security Council (NSC).
Toward a political settlement in Afghanistan – new ICG report (26.03.2012)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group)
A major course correction is needed if talks with the Taliban are to have any chance of delivering sustainable peace in Afghanistan. “Talking about Talks: Toward a Political Settlement in Afghanistan”, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, finds that Hamid Karzai’s government and the U.S.-led reconciliation process are poorly positioned to cut a deal with leaders of the insurgency.
Security Council extends mandate of UN mission for another year (22.03.2012)
(Quelle:UN News)
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan for another one year so it can continue supporting the country as it goes through the process of assuming full responsibility for its security, governance and development efforts.
Clinton: U.S., Afghanistan 'on track' to sign partnership deal (21.03.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and Afghanistan are "on track" to sign a strategic partnership agreement charting their future relations during or before a NATO summit in late May.
Tbilisi enhancing its Afghan troop commitment (21.03.2012)
(Quelle:EurasiaNet)
While some NATO members may be skittish about the alliance’s continuing involvement in Afghanistan, Georgia remains firmly committed, and will soon rank as the mission’s largest non-NATO supplier of troops.
Cameron and Obama show unity on Afghanistan (14.03.2012)
(Quelle:New York Times)
Seeking to project a united front on Afghanistan after a spate of bloody setbacks on the battlefield, President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain pledged on Wednesday that their countries would stick to the timetable for winding down the war by the end of 2014.
Deutsche Experten kehren in Afghanistan an ihre Arbeitsplätze zurück (06.03.2012)
(Quelle:ARD)
Als US-Soldaten vor einigen Wochen in Afghanistan Koranschriften verbrannten, brach sich der Zorn der Menschen Bahn, es gab Tote und Verletzte. Ob der explosiven Stimmung im Land zog Deutschland alle zivilen Berater zunächst ab. Jetzt kehrten die deutschen Experten an ihre Arbeitsplätze zurück.
Obama: US will not stay in Afghanistan longer than necessary (06.03.2012)
(Quelle:Reuters AlertNet)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States was committed to long-term ties with Afghanistan but did not want to keep troops there longer than needed to disable al Qaeda and ensure a modicum of stability as foreign forces withdraw.
New report of the Secretary-General (05.03.2012)
(Quelle:A/66/728–S/2012/133)
The report provides an update on the activities of the United Nations in Afghanistan, including significant humanitarian, development and human rights efforts, since the last report issued on 13 December 2011.
UNAMA relocates international staff from Kunduz office (27.02.2012)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
Following an attack on its office in Kunduz the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is relocating its international staff to put in place additional arrangements and measures to make sure that the office can continue to operate in safety.
Taliban urges attacks on foreign military bases after Quran burnings (23.02.2012)
(Quelle:VOA News)
The Taliban has called on Afghans to attack foreign military bases in retaliation for the burning of Qurans at a NATO base, while protests continued for a third day.
Afghanistan invites Taliban leadership to direct peace talks (21.02.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has invited the Taliban leadership to direct talks with his government, while urging Pakistan to help with negotiations.
Karzai says Afghanistan has begun Taliban talks (16.02.2012)
(Quelle:New York Times)
President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his representatives had begun talks with the Taliban and the American government, a potentially significant development suggesting that the Taliban were dropping longstanding objections to face-to-face discussions with the Afghan government.
Afghan leader to push for access to Taliban in Pakistan (14.02.2012)
(Quelle:Reuters)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will press Pakistan to provide access to senior Afghan Taliban leaders when he visits Islamabad this week in a bid to advance a nascent peace process with the militant group, senior Afghan officials said Tuesday.
Top US envoy 'met Taliban in Qatar' (09.02.2012)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
Washington's chief envoy to Afghanistan met Taliban leaders in Qatar as part of US efforts to bring the insurgents to the negotiating table, a senior Afghan official said on Wednesday.
NATO, Afghan and Pakistan officials to hold border talks (08.02.2012)
(Quelle:Reuters)
NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination on Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.