25/1/08

Lawyers say applying Charter rights in Afghanistan would violate …
The Canadian Press –
Federal lawyer Brian Evernden said Canada would be violating Afghanistan’s sovereignty by enforcing the Charter in the war-torn country. …
canadianpress.google.com/article/
ALeqM5jwyJ6OYWUXfozZ646Ts5KlWQRIHA

Insurgency in Afghanistan
Central Chronicle – Bhopal,India
Afghanistan and its defending NATO and US forces have rejected Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s claim that his Army has “broken the back” of the …
www.centralchronicle.com/20080126/2601301.htm

Tories need to be open on Afghanistan
National Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
If John Manley had waited an extra few days to release his report on Canada’s activities in Afghanistan, he would have had a fresh example to back up his …
www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=263552

Coalition Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press –
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — US-led coalition and Afghan troops clashed with insurgents during a search operation in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb
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Enough US help for Afghanistan?
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
By Gordon Lubold WHEN 3200 US marines deploy to Afghanistan this spring, the message it sends is that the US remains committed to the security of the …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008
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Body of 78th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan begins journey …
The Canadian Press –
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan is on his way home. Twenty-one year old Corporal Etienne Gonthier was killed …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5hlCWi0htOaBaNITj9iK6gXHs7wPg

US ready to fight militants with Pakistani troops
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
The United States, waging wars in Iraq and Afghanistan against Islamist militants that have strained its military, is increasingly concerned about the rise …
africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnN24277037.html

US-led air raid kills 11 in Afghanistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
GHAZNI: Nine policemen and two civilians were killed in an air strike by US-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor told Reuters on Thursday,…
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20
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Critics slam Tories for secretive communications strategy on …
The Canadian Press –
OTTAWA – Critics assailed the Conservative government Thursday over the way it communicates the war in Afghanistan, seizing upon news the military quietly …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5iORAMJU842gM7Rv2_1bkgdJrQB5Q

Soldier killed in Afghanistan named
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The name of the soldier killed by a roadside bomb south of Kandahar on Wednesday has been released. Twenty-one-year-old Sapper …
www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/297085

24/1/08

Former CIDA head in Afghanistan dismisses Manley’s development ideas
The Canadian Press –
OTTAWA – The recent Manley commission report missed the point of development efforts in Afghanistan and sets out unrealistic expectations, says the former …
canadianpress.google.com/article/
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Decision to stop prisoner transfers made by acting commander in …
The Canadian Press –
He argued that Canadian courts should step in and direct how prisoners captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan by Canadian troops are treated.…
canadianpress.google.com/article/
ALeqM5h43t5KihNR_5Ya1sfm8fPRvIspkw

Afghanistan: Journalist Claims Article That Led To Death Sentence
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
He’s also the author of “The Koranic Verses That Discriminate Against Women,” a controversial article that, a world away in Afghanistan, has landed …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/01/ed
cab2eb-5218-4da2-a665-2a78079c6b72.html

Former CIDA head in Afghanistan dismisses Manley’s development ideas
The Canadian Press –
OTTAWA – The former head of Canada’s aid effort in Afghanistan says the recent Manley commission report missed the point of development efforts in the …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALe
qM5i3ao0-yiTxmIMhJ-6bb3oXwXcqRQ

US military: Taliban spring offensive unlikely in Afghanistan
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
By David Montero The Taliban are unlikely to launch a spring offensive in Afghanistan this year because all their energies will be focused in Pakistan, …
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0124/p99s01-duts.html

Decision to stop prisoner transfers made by acting commander in …
The Canadian Press –
Juneau was acting commander of Canada’s military effort in Afghanistan when Canadian officials heard stories of abuse from prisoners being held in a…
canadianpress.google.com/article/AL
eqM5h43t5KihNR_5Ya1sfm8fPRvIspkw

Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
Since 2002 when Canada deployed troops to Afghanistan, 78 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died there. Canada now has 2500 soldiers in southern…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7490922.htm

Karzai: Terrorism, drugs top challenges facing Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
“The third challenge is Afghanistan’s serious difficulties in human resources, in the lack of capabilities of civil service, and the inability to reach the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7490966.htm

Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian soldier was killed and two others were injured in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a military convoy struck an improvised mine …
ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN2421820720080124

Soldier killed in Afghanistan identified as Sapper Etienne …
The Canadian Press –
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The name of the soldier killed by a roadside bomb south of Kandahar on Wednesday has been released. Twenty-one-year-old Sapper …
canadianpress.google.com/article/AL
eqM5hlCWi0htOaBaNITj9iK6gXHs7wPg

Prisoners’ dilemma in Afghanistan
By bosco.david@gmail.com (David Bosco)
The issue of prisoners in Afghanistan has always struck me as a nettlesome problem that could easily become an important opportunity. My suggestion? Create a jointly run NATO/Afghan detention center in Kandahar or some other locale in …
blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/7889

Few allies can help Canada in Afghanistan: Diplomats
By Karen
LONDON-Paper ultimatums are unlikely to yield any wholesale solutions for Canada’s vexing military struggle in southern Afghanistan, according to European diplomats and analysts familiar with the inner workings of NATO. …
indpress.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/few-
allies-can-help-canada-in-afghanistan-diplomats/

8 police killed during US-led operation in central Afghanistan …
By vjolly
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least eight policemen were killed Thursday during an operation by US-led coalition troops in central Afghanistan, which also left several insurgents dead, officials said. The officers died in the village of …
ocworld.freedomblogging.com/2008/01/24/8-police-killed-
during-us-led-operation-in-central-afghanistan-officials-say/

Economy Is Key to a Stable Afghanistan (Rep. Neil Abercrombie)
By Hawaii Dem. Rep. Neil Abercrombie
The Armed Services Committee’s hearing on Afghanistan strategy highlighted issues which continue to confront the United States and NATO: an economy, particularly in Southern Afghanistan, that is almost exclusively based on the …
blog.thehill.com/2008/01/24/economy-is-key-
to-a-stable-afghanistan-rep-neil-abercrombie/

Independent panel calls for troops, equipment to keep Canadian …
By Bipasha Ray
A Canadian independent blue-ribbon panel sets two conditions if Canadian combat troops are to stay in Afghanistan past February 2009. First, other ISAF countries have to send 1000 combat troops to Kandahar province to reinforce ISAF’s …
www.afghanistanwatch.org/2008/01/independent-pan.html