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New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan
Kabul (Afghanistan), July 9 (ANI): A new United Nations report has called for an end to the prevailing abuse against women in Afghanistan, and warned that ignoring this culture of impunity will create an environment of political and social insecurity.
The report, titled “Silence is Violence,” documents the increasingly insecure environment for women in public spaces [...]
Resentful Afghans unlikely to welcome, support government, foreign troops or Taliban
Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan), July 3 (ANI) Incoming American forces are likely to continue to face a hostile Afghan population, even as they seek to reverse their military losses to a resurgent Taliban.
So hopeless is the prevailing situation in the landlocked country; that observers say that Afghan civilians are unlikely to take sides or offer unconditional [...]
Admiral Mullen refuses to rule out drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has refused to rule out unmanned drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He also said the United States cannot be successful in Afghanistan if large numbers of civilians keep getting killed during the conflict.
The number of civilians killed during [...]
