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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U.S., Afghan troops leave combat outpost after deadly clash (17.07.2008)
(Quelle: Washington Post) After suffering significant setbacks in the fight against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan troops have pulled out of a combat outpost where nine American soldiers were killed in a pitched battle with Taliban fighters Sunday.
Afghanistan suspends meetings with Pakistan after attacks (15.07.2008)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) Afghanistan has suspended a series of meetings with Pakistan because of what it called the 'violent policies' of the Pakistani Army and intelligence agencies and their involvement in a string of attacks.
Nine U.S. troops killed in 'well-organized' Taliban attack (14.07.2008)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) A Taliban attack that killed nine U.S. soldiers, the biggest single American loss in Afghanistan since 2005, was a well-planned, complex assault aimed at overrunning an outpost near the Pakistan border, a NATO spokesman said.
Security Council voices support for boosting UN presence in Afghanistan (11.07.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) The Security Council has endorsed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s recommendations to strengthen the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) so that it can better assist the people of the strife-torn nation rebuild their country and their lives.
U.S. air strike kills 47 civilians –official (11.07.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) A U.S. coalition force air strike on Sunday killed 47 civilians, including 39 women and children, in the eastern province of Nangarhar, an Afghan official said on Friday.
Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths (09.07.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) At least 250 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded in insurgent attacks or military action in the past six days, the Red Cross says. It has called on all parties to the conflict to avoid civilian casualties. Nato said separately that more than 900 people including civilians had died in Afghanistan since the start of 2008.
Foreign agents blamed in deadly Kabul attack (09.07.2008)
(Quelle: Washington Post) Investigators have found evidence that a deadly suicide bombing attack against the Indian Embassy in Kabul this week was planned with the help of a foreign intelligence agency, a spokesman for Afghanistan's president said Tuesday. Humayun Hamidzada, chief spokesman for President Hamid Karzai, pointedly avoided direct references to Pakistan during a news conference but hinted that the scale and complexity of the strike against the embassy bore the markings of previous attacks linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency.
Enhanced UN mission vital to helping Afghans improve their lives – Ban (07.07.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) Helping the people of Afghanistan to rebuild the strife-torn nation and improve their daily lives will require strengthening the United Nations mission there in a number of key areas, including increased staffing and possible structural changes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.
Bomb rocks India embassy in Kabul (07.07.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) A suicide bomber has rammed a car full of explosives into the gates of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, killing 41 people and injuring 141. … No-one has admitted being behind the attack, the deadliest in Kabul since the overthrow of the Taleban in 2001.
UN to urge revamp of Afghan aid (06.07.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) The United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan is to outline a new plan on spending foreign aid, amid fears that millions of dollars have been wasted. Kai Eide told the BBC that too much aid money was spent on salaries and goods in the countries that provided it.
Deutsche Polizeiausbilder bei Anschlag verletzt (06.07.2008)
(Quelle: Die Welt) In Nordafghanistan hat ein Selbstmordattentäter einen Anschlag auf ein Fahrzeug deutscher Polizeiausbilder verübt. Mehrere Menschen wurden verletzt. Deutschland ist im Rahmen der EU-Polizeimission mit etwa 60 Ausbildern in Afghanistan im Einsatz. Geheimdienste warnen seit einiger Zeit vor der zunehmenden Radikalisierung des Landes.
A shortage of troops in Afghanistan (03.07.2008)
(Quelle: Washington Post) The nation's top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency, but that the Pentagon does not have sufficient forces to send because they are committed to the war in Iraq.
US 'to boost Afghanistan force' (03.07.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) US President George W Bush has said more US troops will be deployed in Afghanistan by next year. Mr Bush said June had been a 'tough month' - it was the deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taleban.
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.