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ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-08-IA-114 1742 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 11) - An insurgent-placed improvised explosive device killed three Afghan civilians and seriously wounded a child in Zabul province Monday. The wounded child was medically evacuated by coalition forces…
Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 11) - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent and wounded another in southern Afghanistan Sunday after their patrol came under insurgent fire. Insurgents used small-arms fire to attack the combined force in the Zharay district of…
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GA/SHC/3977 Sixty-fifth General Assembly Third Committee 8th & 9th Meetings (AM & PM) Head of Newly Created 'UN Women' Michele Bachelet Addresses Committee; Also Hears Reports on Violence against Women, Obstetric Fistula, Anti-Discrimination Committee Addressing Member States for the first time as head of…
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KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 10) - An insurgent-placed improvised explosive device killed nine Afghan civilians, including women and children, when the vehicle they were traveling in struck the device in the Zurmat district of Paktiya province today. According to initial reports,…
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GENEVA, October 4 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres warned today that a rise in drawn-out conflict was creating new semi-permanent global refugee situations. He said this requires broader and better protection for the world's 43…
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Executive Summary In the aftermath of 9/11, madrasas have become a subject of great controversy. In Afghanistan, it is commonplace to blame Pakistani madrasas for the recruitment of Afghan youths to militant groups. In response, the Afghan government has initiated…
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The political commitment to achieve better conditions for women must be backed by a financial commitment from United Nations Member States, including generating the minimum start-up budget of $500 million to get the world body's new unified gender entity…
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Summary - Canada continued to make progress on its six priorities and three signature projects in this quarter, in the face of increasing insurgent violence. Two more 2011 targets were achieved: the amount of land released as free of mines…
Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 9) - An Afghan father was killed and his son injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province yesterday. According to reports, the father was killed when he stepped on…
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Refugees International is glad to see that the U.S. will dramatically increase its aid to Pakistan to $150 million. Given the gravity of the situation, it is vital that more money be channeled into protecting the displaced and the…
