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TALKING POINTS Kabul Breaks Record for Most Registrants in One Day Yesterday in Kabul saw the highest turn out ever for Afghans wishing to register to vote. 13,521 people registered throughout the day at some 15 public sites. This breaks down…

(Extract) REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS REPORT SHOWS CHILD SOLDIER USE CONTINUES UNABATED Children continued to be used as soldiers, sexual slaves, labourers, porters and spies throughout 2003 in both newly-erupting and longstanding conflicts, according to a report released in the run-up to the United…

Security Suicide bombers have targeted patrols of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul on two successive days, on 27th and 28th January. In the first incident, in which the bomber threw himself onto an ISAF vehicle, one soldier was…

London, January 26, 2004 - The invasion of Iraq ended the reign of a brutal government, but coalition leaders are wrong to characterize it as a humanitarian intervention, Human Rights Watch said in the keynote essay of its annual…

TALKING POINTS ANBP Gives Tour of Regional Facilities in Preparation for DDR in Mazar Today the Afghanistan's New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) has organized a tour of its regional facilities in Mazar-e-Sharif for local political leaders, international organizations and the media based there.…

TALKING POINTS Electoral Process - Over Half a Million Afghans Have Registered to Vote Half a million Afghans have now registered to vote. The exact figure is: 507,513 (394,998 men and 112,515 women). Also, there was a spike in the number…

Bellamy Urges Heightened Focus on Intolerable Abuse of Children in War NEW YORK, 20 January 2004 - Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of UNICEF today condemned the appalling violations of the rights of children in times of war. Addressing the annual…

A United Nations spokesman in Kabul today announced the world body's support for a new drive to prevent smugglers from taking Afghan children to other countries where they are used for cheap labour. Manoel de Almeida e Silva said UN…

TALKING POINTS Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration (DDR) Pilot Project Continues in Kabul The disarmament of the 340th Battalion (1st Division) is taking place today (at the Hotel Spozhmay) in District 5 on the road to Bandi Qarha here in Kabul. Demobilization…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper is a call to action urging the UN Security Council members, the UN system, regional bodies, civil society, and national governments to respond with the resources and remedies proportionate to the grave state of affairs for…