Posts Tagged ‘UN’
Rift with Karzai worsens as 95 perish in Nato air strike
The Independent | Article | 5 September 2009 By Kim Sengupta in Kabul and David Usborne Deadly attack undermines politicians’ attempts to convince public that Afghan war is worth fighting Western forces were engulfed in bitter controversy yesterday after Nato air strikes on two oil tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern [...]
Government map shows dire Afghan security picture
Reuters | Article by Paul Tait | 5 August 2009 The threat assessment map, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters, shows 133 of Afghanistan's 356 districts are regarded as high-risk areas with at least 13 under "enemy control." (more...)
