Zentral-Asien
Afghan rights body concerned by plan to talk to insurgents (08.09.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
The head of Afghanistan's independent Human Rights Commission says that any peace talks with Islamic insurgents must be held in a way that does not "undermine human rights and justice" under the "pretext of peace efforts".
Are Tajikistan’s security services breaking down? (07.09.2010)
(Quelle: EurasiaNet)
Tajikistan’s security services are in the spotlight following two recent explosions and an audacious jailbreak in the Central Asian nation. The violence may be an indicator of faulty government personnel policies, some experts suggest.
OSCE/ODIHR deploys mission to observe parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan (07.09.2010)
(Quelle: OSCE)
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened its election observation mission for the 10 October parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.
Lacking money and leadership, push for Taliban defectors stalls (06.09.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
A $250 million program to lure low-level Taliban fighters away from the insurgency has stalled, with Afghans bickering over who should run it, and international donors slow to put up the money they had promised.
Kabul steps in to stop run on biggest bank (06.09.2010)
(Quelle: Financial Times)
Afghanistan’s financial institutions have stepped in to stop a run on Kabul Bank, the country’s largest lender … Mahmoud Karzai, a shareholder of Kabul Bank and brother of Afghan president Hamid Karzai, told the Financial Times that “the government has stepped in to reassure people”.
NATO chief backs starting security handover to Afghans next year (31.08.2010)
(Quelle: RFE/RL)
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he hopes NATO member states will agree at an upcoming summit to start handing over security responsibilities in Afghanistan to Afghan authorities next year.
Kyrgyzstan Divided Over Foreign Police Presence (31.08.2010)
(Quelle: Relief Web)
Plans to deploy an international police force in southern Kyrgyzstan in the wake of June's ethnic violence has caused an outcry from those who see the move as a green light for foreign interference. Many analysts believe the furore is more a reflection of political strife.
In Central Asia, a new headache for U.S. policy (31.08.2010)
(Quelle: Washington Post)
Just a month after agreeing to extend for a year a $60 million lease on a U.S. air base here, Kyrgyzstan's generally pro-Western but increasingly impotent president, Roza Otunbayeva, has retreated from U.S.-backed security programs that Washington hoped would help fortify a fragile Kyrgyz government.
Petraeus finishes rules for Afghan security transition (30.08.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
Petraeus … has completed work on new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces in the months ahead, calling for American and allied troops to step back gradually from areas as they are pacified rather than handing off the task all at once to local units …
Afghanistan's Karzai “doubts Nato anti-Taliban policy” (27.08.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
Mr Karzai warned that night raids and civilian casualties risk turning Afghans against his government and the mission to defeat the Taliban.