The Onion, 13 November 2012 The headline is self-explanatory.
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Long War Journal, 12 November 2012 New Zealand forces in Bamyan ‘have quietly and permanently closed two of their forward operating bases’ in Kahmard district, including forward operation base (FOB) Romero in the Do-Ab area, in early October.
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Defense News, 12 November 2012 A very strong, US military soldier’s perspective on the xbox mentality of those wanting to keep troops in Afghanistan post-2014. Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, who has served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army, has been deployed to combat zones four times, twice to Afghanistan, and won the 2012 […]
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NYT At War blog, 9 November 2012 In March, US soldier Staff Sgt. Robert Bales went on a rampage in a village in Kandahar’s Panjwayi district and killed 16 civilians. He is in a US military court now for multiple murder. New York Times reporter Taimoor Shah recalls how he went to the scene of […]
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As NATO Nears Exit, Construction Dries Up A curse or a blessing? According to the executive manager of the Afghan Builders Association, the number of construction companies in Afghanistan had fallen to at most 3,000, compared with 10,000 at one time, and there was a ’30 to 40 percent drop in investment in construction this […]
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‘A determined attempt by the [British] Ministry of Defence to transfer insurgents to Afghan jails was blocked by the high court on Friday after it heard evidence that they would be handed over to a notorious torturer and alleged killer’, the British daily reports. ‘ The court heard how the Foreign Office minister Lady Warsi […]
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Wall Street Journal, 2 November 2012 Some astonishing revelations: The man the US military once thought ‘the best hope for securing Nangarhar province’ (and, as some had the impression, a good president, as well) has been found to be involved in evil things: he ‘has been freeing suspected insurgents, running an open extortion scheme and […]
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Kabul Press, 30 October 2012 Another case on an issue dragging on for too long: two taleban (madrassa students) – mistaken for Taleban? – killed in a nught raid in Helmand.
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AFP, 30 October 2012 An Afghan election official was not able to shut up and wait for the official announcement planned for tomorrow, 31 October: Apparently, the next presidential (and provincial council) election will be held on 16 Hamal 1393, i.e.5 April 2014.
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BBC, 29 October 2012 In Kandahar, more than 500 targeted assassinations have taken place over the past 10 years, writes Dawood Azami, and adds that ‘these killings have become a weekly, if not daily, occurrence in recent years’. The targets include high-ranking politicians, provincial police chiefs, mayors, district governors, village and religious elders, as well […]
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Pajhwok News Agency, 28 October 2012 People in the central Daikundi province is likely to face severe food crisis this winter as food production had dipped in recent months due to erratic weather conditions, the agency reports. ‘Wheat production declined by 30,000 tonnes this year compared to last year’s 50,000 tonnes output, while the province […]
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Afghanistan Today, 27 October 2012 Taxi drivers, business owners, street vendors and shopkeepers are exasperated by the daily harassment and shakedowns they face at the hands of police, customs and municipal authorities. Even children are being forced to bribe their teachers to come to class. In this special report, Gul Rahim Niazman examines the predicament […]
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