[Afghan Regional Security Integration Command- South] The Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan depicts a “fragile” security environment in much of the country. It concludes, however, that coalition forces’ counterinsurgency approach has demonstrated how a hybrid of military and nonmilitary resources can create stability and connect Afghan citizens to their government.]]>
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[Afghanistan Conflict Monitor] G8 Urges Pakistan To Help Promote Afghan Stability: EXCERPT: "Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) called on Afghanistan's neighbours to help promote stability in the war-ruined country, singling out the need for dialogue between Kabul and Islamabad. Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, both important U.S. allies in its campaign against al Qaeda and the Taliban, have long been strained by Afghan accusations that Taliban insurgents operate from sanctuaries on the Pakistani side of their border.
[SWJ Blog] DoD Afghanistan Reports: It includes a description of the comprehensive strategy of the United States for security and stability in Afghanistan. This report is the first in a series of reports required every 180 days through fiscal year 2010 and has been prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Secretary of Agriculture.
[Dunia Kemanusiaan] Pentagon: Taliban ”˜resilient’ in Afghanistan: - It seems that Afghanistan is still not a success story to the coalition team and NATO. No honeymoon at all. Looking at the recent attacks, they are more sophiscated and well planned, assuming they had their SWOT analysis and KISS approach- It will be worst to the coalition should the Taliban start doing their Benchmarking activities and OJT for the newcomers from the border. - Shahrul Peshawar
[British Army Rumour Service] Current Affairs, News and Analysis: Afghan fighting - the latest ...: It calls for better Afghan-Pakistani military cooperation, and laments a reduction in Pakistani military operations against insurgents in the border areas, which have decreased cross-border attacks in the past. The Pentagon report also expresses concern about a new round of agreements the Pakistani government is considering with local tribal leaders, saying past agreements have led to an increase in cross-border attacks.
[Human Security News] Rich Nations Tell Afghanistan, Pakistan to Talk, Reuters: "We call on Afghanistan's neighbours to play a constructive role for the stability of Afghanistan," the ministers said. "We particularly encourage Afghanistan and Pakistan to continue their cooperation in a constructive and mutually .
[The Stupidest Man on Earth] The Pentagon Reports on Afghanistan: I’m not sure when I have time to read the two new DoD reports published yesterday, but here they are, enjoy:. “Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan”.
[Net News Publisher] Winning Over Angry Young Men is Key to Enduring Stability in Iraq: The Senlis Council, a security and development policy group with research platforms in the three main War on Terror conflict theaters - Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia - has been undertaking a series of interviews looking at the root .
[Vanguard News Network Forum] ZOG picks up the scent of coming defeat in Afghanistan.: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan.
[Britannica Blog] The Food Crisis in Afghanistan: More Than Band-Aids are Needed: As for the US in Afghanistan we ought to remember that any type of autocratic and extremist government like the Taliban is assuredly couterproductive but any kind of war is more so. The US now has the wonderful opportunity of redeeming themselves of bringing war to that beautiful country by helping them tide over this crisis.
[Just Foreign Policy News] Just Foreign Policy News, June 27, 2008: A spokesman for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry also vigorously denied charges of ISI involvement, saying that Pakistan had already publicly condemned the attempt to kill Karzai. The spokesman, Muhammad Sadiq, said his government had received information that the assassination attempt was part of a plot hatched by Afghan security officials, and called the incident “a massive intelligence and security failure”
[SWJ Blog] 26 June SWJ Blog Roundup: What I'm hearing through the grapevine is that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required so much attention from senior decision makers that it allowed career diplomats and junior political appointees to do their work in East Asia. In essence, the six-party talks needed less attention to work well, so that diplomats and national leaders could get down to business without all of the posturing that goes along with highly public diplomacy.
[mothanskin.blog-city.com] "Puppet Afghanistan President Engages In Saber Rattling": Pakistan's suggestion that Afghanistan tighten their own border security is a very pragmatic solution to raids by the Taliban from Pakistan. The Pashtun people are a very close knit ethnic group and in my opinion, the Afghan Pashtuns will not fight against the Pakistan Pashtuns because that is the very problem that Pakistan has, namely the Pashtuns in the Pakistani army will not fight against the Pakistan Taliban.
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[Reidblog [The Reid Report blog]] The morning read: WASHINGTON ”” An American ambassador helped cover up the illegal Chinese origins of ammunition that a Pentagon contractor bought to supply Afghan security forces, according to testimony gathered by Congressional investigators.
[http://timjblair.spaces.live.com Military - Veterans News blog: Seattle, King County, Washington US] afps: Gates, in a news conference yesterday, attributed the rise in violence to militants using Pakistan's North West Frontier Province as a staging ground for launching attacks in Afghanistan. But the report does not identify threats emanating from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region -- which Gates called a recent phenomenon -- as a primary security challenge.
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