30 June 2009

Vicen? Fisas, '2009 Yearbook on Peace Processes: Afghanistan', Escola de Cultura de Pau, June 2009, p. 127-131

EXCERPT: "In May 1988, the United Nations created the United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP), whose mandate came to an end in March 1990. Its mission included supervising the withdrawal of the Soviet troops. As a result of the Bonn Agreement signed in December 2001, the Interim Authority...

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30 June 2009

Ronald E. Neumann, 'Afghanistan: Looking Forward', The Centre for International Governance Innovation, 30 June 2009

EXCERPT: "Much of the current debate among scholars and practitioners surrounding the growing Afghan crisis has centered on international policy and strategy. Before the ink was dry on the London Compact and the Afghan National Development Strategy, many observers were calling for course adjustments and policy...

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30 June 2009

'Rights Group Says Voters Lose Trust In Afghan Poll', Reuters, 30 June 2009

EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's voters were fast losing trust in an electoral process dominated by 'criminals and warlords' running in August's presidential poll, an Afghan human rights watchdog said on Tuesday. Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), an independent group which says it receives donations from scholars, journalists and other individuals,...

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30 June 2009

'Taliban Scrap Peace Deal In Pakistan Tribal Area', The Associated Press, 30 June 2009

EXCERPT: "Taliban militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan say they have pulled out of a peace deal with the government, raising the prospect of wider unrest as the Pakistani army extends its efforts to eliminate insurgents. The militants in North Waziristan blamed continuing U.S. missile strikes and army offensives against the...

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