31 July 2008

'New Anti-Terrorism Law In Afghanistan Welcomed', UN News Centre, 31 July 2008

EXCERPT: "A new anti-terrorism law in Afghanistan has been welcomed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which says the legislation brings the country in line with international conventions. 'The enactment of the new law is a major step towards bringing to justice those who have committed, attempted to commit, or plan to commit terrorist...

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31 July 2008

'India, Afghanistan Behind Unrest, Says Pakistan', The Hindu, 31 July 2008

EXCERPT: "Pakistan has hit out at India and Afghanistan for the troubles in its north-western frontier tribal areas and pulled up Afghanistan for a bomb blast outside its consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat on Thursday; three people outside the consulate were injured. A Foreign Ministry statement said, 'Pakistan holds the government of Afghanistan responsible...

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31 July 2008

'NATO Must Do More In Southern Afghanistan: Canada', Reuters Canada, 30 July 2008

EXCERPT: "NATO members must send more troops to southern Afghanistan, where Canada and a few other nations are bearing the brunt of combat against Taliban militants, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay said on Wednesday. Canada, which has 2,500 soldiers in the southern city of Kandahar and plans to send around 200 more, has long complained that many...

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31 July 2008

'Al-Qaeda Hails "Revival" in Afghanistan', Asia Times Online, 31 July 2008

EXCERPT: "Pakistan's GEO News TV correspondent Najeeb Ahmed interviewed al-Qaeda's operations commander in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu-al-Yazid (aka Shaykh Sa'id), at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan on July 21. Abu-Yazid's performance was a strongly confident one, notable for its contrast with the grim presentation he made in March regarding the...

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