A highly-touted offensive to clear Taliban insurgents from a stronghold in Afghanistan’s Helmand province has been marred by reports of numerous civilian deaths. Over the course …
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Cluster bomb ban to enter into force August 1st
Good news from the Cluster Munition Coalition: Cluster bomb ban treaty reaches 30th ratification milestone Will become binding international law on 1 August 2010 (London, …
850 additional German troops to be deployed to Afghanistan
As promised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the recent London Conference on Afghanistan, the German cabinet has approved the deployment 850 additional German soldiers to Afghanistan …
Stable opium cultivation predicted in Afghanistan
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) predicts that the number of hectares used for opium cultivation in Afghanistan will remain stable in 2010, but …
Public eyes defence spending for cuts?
A new poll by EKOS Research shows that the most popular option for reducing the federal deficit is cutting government spending. According to the poll, …
Karzai considers conscription
With international partners growing impatient, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a conference of high-level defence officials on Sunday that he is considering the introduction …