Afghanistan

Presidential Decree De-Fangs Afghanistan’s Election Watchdog

Una Moore - Feb 24, 2010 - 6:20 pm
Security - Afghanistan
A move by Hamid Karzai threatens to undermine the Afghan election process. A view from our correspondent in Afghanistan.

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"My Camera is My Gun"

Matthew Cordell - Feb 24, 2010 - 6:42 am
Security - Afghanistan
Frontline embeds a journalist with insurgents attacking the northern supply route into Afghanistan. The results are breathtaking.

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CEDAW Committee: Protect Rights and Involve Women in Afghanistan Negotiations

Una Moore - Feb 6, 2010 - 9:01 am
Women - Afghanistan
United Nations human rights experts share the unease Afghan civil society representatives voiced in London last week about the protection of women’s human rights during peace negotiations with the Taliban.

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Did UN Envoy Actually Meet With the Taliban?

Una Moore - Feb 3, 2010 - 2:01 pm
Security - Afghanistan
According to the Washington Post, the Taliban leadership council in Quetta is denying that United Nations’ special representative Kai Eide met with any of its members in Dubai last month.

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War Not Cause of Self-Immolation Suicides in Afghanistan

Una Moore - Feb 2, 2010 - 4:46 pm
Women - Afghanistan
The current situation in Afghanistan --the foreign troops, the insurgency, the Afghan government, roll it all in together-- doesn't affect all Afghan women exactly the same way.

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Afghan Civil Society Fears Taliban Talks Will Compromise Rights

Una Moore - Feb 1, 2010 - 12:10 pm
Women - Afghanistan
At the recent London Conference on Afghanistan, Afghan women expressed concerns that peace talks with the Taliban means sacrificing hard-earned rights.

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UN Removes Sanctions on Five Ex-Taliban Leaders

Una Moore - Jan 28, 2010 - 12:01 pm
Security - Afghanistan
The urgency and relevance of the ongoing debate over negotiations with the Taliban was underlined on Wednesday when the UN removed sanctions imposed in 2001 on five former Taliban leaders.

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Former UN Afghanistan Head Calls for Political Solution to Conflict

Una Moore - Jan 28, 2010 - 9:27 am
Security - Afghanistan
A former top UN official reflects on the past eight years of international engagement in Afghanistan and calls for a new peace process to bring an end to the long-running conflict.

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Aid Agencies Amplify Call for Civilian Delivery of Aid in Afghanistan at London Conference

Una Moore - Jan 28, 2010 - 7:37 am
Security - Afghanistan
UN Dispatch reports from the London Conference on Afghanistan.

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UK Government Supports Effort to De-List Some Taliban from UN Sanctions List

Mark Leon Goldberg - Jan 26, 2010 - 1:51 pm
Security - Afghanistan
A British diplomat tells UN Dispatch that the UK government would support an effort to de-list some Taliban from a UN sanctions list.

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