23 August 2008
Celebration of Afghanistan’s Independence Day (1919)
23th August 2008, Leiden, The Nederlands
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International Siminar on Law & Order in Afghanistan
KdK, Soesterberg: 1st & 2nd of December 2007
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Januari 2003
Conference on Constitutional Process of Afghanistan
KdK, Soesterberg: 20th and 22nd Januari 2003
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Iran Apparently in Possession of
Looks as though Iran has used smoke and mirrors, adding a fourth missile to look its best in the photo at left. (Sepah News Via Associated Press)
By Al Kamen
Friday, July 11, 2008; Page A15
It’s customary for nations to do a bit of chest-thumping as they are about to begin negotiations, which Iran has agreed to consider in a meeting next week with European Union official Javier Solana. The idea is to do something that your opponents will see as a sign of strength before talks begin, especially, in this case, when the talks involve your
Pakistan Offensive Felt In Eastern Afghanistan
Pakistani troops at a checkpoint in the Khyber region in late June
July 02, 2008
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Fighting erupted in eastern Afghanistan on June 30 and July 1 after militants crossed the border from Pakistan to attack Afghan and international forces, according to NATO and Afghan officials. In at least one of those cases, NATO officials said, the fighters were chased out of Afghan territory only to be set on by Pakistani troops.
The coordinated response — along with aspects of the Khyber operation — suggest that NATO and Pakistani forces battling militants on both sides of the …
Lees meerNato ‘prevents Taleban advance’
The Taleban have been fighting to regain control of district headquarters Taleban fighters have been prevented from taking over a small Afghan town centre close to Pakistan’s border, Nato and Afghan government officials say. Nato forces said they were called in to help Afghan national police in Spera in the south-eastern province of Khost. This was after they were attacked by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. Khost’s governor said 50 to 70 fighters had been killed; Nato said the number was in double figures. There is no independent verification. Border tension Both Nato’s International Security | |
Spy agency confusion in Pakistan
Pakistan’s government says it will clarify why it reversed a move to put the most powerful intelligence agency, the ISI, under civilian control. On Saturday night it said the ISI would be brought under the control of the Interior Ministry. But the decision was revoked within hours, apparently following intervention from the army. Western powers believe the ISI has rogue elements helping al-Qaeda and Taleban militants in Afghanistan. It is also criticised by Pakistani politicians for seeking to monopolise the country’s national | ||
Afghanistan’s future is female (by Conor Foley)
On the ground, small but significant networks are pressing for legislative reform, despite western intervention and state politics.
I met Zakia in the restaurant of the UN compound in Kabul, partly because it was convenient and partly because there are still not that many public places for a western man to sit and talk to an Afghan woman alone.
Zakia (not her real name) is a former director of an Afghan non-governmental organisation (NGO) the Humanitarian Assistance for Women and Children in Afghanistan (HAWCA), established in January 1999. It started as a simple humanitarian assistance group, helping vulnerable …
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