2008/05/21版

全般・政治情勢

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内戦・治安

パキスタン政府と武装勢力の停戦合意を受けて、NATOが国境地帯の警戒を強める一方[2]、米政府やアフガニスタン政府も懸念を表明[3]。

治安状況は、カブール近辺のガズニも含め[4]、目だった改善は見られず。米軍は新規の大規模収容所を計画中[5]。

一方、カブールの治安維持権限のアフガニスタン国軍への移譲は8月に開始との公式発表[6]。

民生・援助

UNAMAがアフガニスタンにおけるUN関連機関の援助活動につきブリーフィング[7]。

庶民生活の苦しい状況は変わらず[8]。

FAOは今年の降水不足につき懸念を表明[9]。

【全般・政治情勢 関連ニュース】

Senior UN envoy and Iranian President confer on reconstruction of Afghanistan (UN News Service: 2008/05/19)

[1] Bush backs Karzai's aid appeal (UPI: 2008/05/18)

[1] President Bush Meets with President Karzai of Afghanistan (White House News: 2008/05/17)

House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars (AP: 2008/05/16)

House Defeats War Funds for Iraq, Afghanistan (Dow Jones: 2008/05/15)

【全般・政治情勢 参考レポート】

Country Strategy Paper - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 2007-2013 (European Commission)

【内戦・治安 関連ニュース】

[3] U.S. warns Pakistan against deal with militants (REUTERS: 2008/05/20)

[3] Afghan FM concerned over reported peace talks between Islamabad and militants (People's Daily: 2008/05/20)

Taliban crank up recruiting drive for young men in Afghan villages (Canadian Press: 2008/05/20)

Afghan govt says to decide how long NATO troops stay (REUTERS: 2008/05/20)

Surge in attacks leaves 17 dead in Afghanistan: officials (AFP: 2008/05/20)

Afghan cop beheaded, bombs kill seven civilians (AFP: 2008/05/20)

Helmand Farmers Fight to Defend Opium Crop (Institute for War and Peace Reporting: 2008/05/19)

Suicide blast wounds Afghan soldiers, eight Taliban killed (AFP: 2008/05/19)

[2] INTERVIEW-NATO beefs up forces along Afghan-Pakistan border (REUTERS: 2008/05/19)

[4] Afghans skeptical that security's getting better (REUTERS: 2008/05/19)

Afghan army kills 15 militants in gunbattle: official (AFP: 2008/05/18)

Suicide bomber kills 4 civilians in Afghan south (REUTERS: 2008/05/18)

[6] Foreign troops to evacuate Kabul city (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/05/18)

NATO rejects UN report on Afghan civilian killings (REUTERS: 2008/05/18)

Kidnapped Indian, Nepalese free in Afghanistan (AFP: 2008/05/18)

10 militants, 4 Afghans killed in violence (AP: 2008/05/17)

[5] U.S. Planning Big New Prison in Afghanistan (New York Times: 2008/05/17)

Kidnapped Pakistan diplomat back home after end of captivity (AFP: 2008/05/17)

Suicide bomber as young as 10 hits Canadians (Canadian Press: 2008/05/17)

Pakistan Defies U.S. on Halting Afghanistan Raids (New York Times: 2008/05/16)

Pakistan says coalition in Afghanistan launched missile strike (AFP: 2008/05/16)

8 militants, 1 Afghan soldier killed (AP: 2008/05/16)

Top Taliban leader vows revenge on America (AP: 2008/05/15)

Russia, China, India seek Afghan anti-drug "belt" (REUTERS: 2008/05/15)

3 Italian soldiers wounded by roadside bomb in Afghanistan (People's Daily: 2008/05/15)

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 16 in Afghanistan: local governor (AFP: 2008/05/15)

[2] Pakistan Truce Talks May Boost Afghanistan Attacks, NATO Says (Bloomberg: 2008/05/15)

Unlawful killings must cease immediately - UN rapporteur (IRIN News: 2008/05/15)

Unlawful killings continue at heavy rate in Afghanistan, UN rights expert says (UN News Service: 2008/05/15)

【内戦・治安 参考レポート】

Afghan army far from fighting fit (Asia Times Online: 2008/05/09)

Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 (US Department of State: 2008/4/30)

ANSO Quarterly Data Report

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/05/03)

【難民・国内避難民 関連ニュース】

Refugees can resume returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan (UN News Service: 2008/05/13)

Only registered Afghan refugees entitled for repatriation assistance (Associated Press of Pakistan: 2008/05/13)

UN closes Afghan refugee centre (BBC News: 2008/05/12)

【民生・援助 関連ニュース】

Under wraps, prostitution rife in north Afghanistan (REUTERs: 2008/05/20)

[7] UNAMA Press Briefings (UNAMA: 2008/05/19)

Wheat flour shortage affects Afghan refugees in Balochistan (UNHCR: 2008/05/19)

Food aid appeal for some 100,000 in Ghor Province (IRIN News: 2008/05/19)

“I sold my daughter to feed the rest of my family” (IRIN News: 2008/05/18)

Under wraps, prostitution rife in north Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/05/18)

US to spend $30m on Ghazni uplift (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/05/18)

WB OKs additional grant for health sector (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/05/18)

Afghanistan to get $20 mln grant to improve health services - World Bank (Thomson Financial: 2008/05/16)

The Netherlands transfers 25 million EURO to Afghanistan donor fund (ReliefWeb: 2008/05/16)

[8] Hunger and Food Prices Push Afghanistan to Brink (International Herald Tribune: 2008/05/16)

Afghanistan's president wants $50bn but must show what he'd do with it (Times: 2008/05/16)

[9] Dry weather may hit Afghan grain crops-FAO (REUTERS: 2008/05/16)

[9] Rainfall deficit in central areas of Afghanistan - Implications (FAO: 2008/05/16)

Rice up, gold down in Kabul market (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/05/15)

Afghanistan seeks $50 billion in aid (AP: 2008/05/15)

WHO confirms `charmak’ disease in Herat Province (IRIN News: 2008/05/15)

Over 360,000 affected by reduced health services (IRIN News: 2008/05/14)

ISAF PRT discusses Zabul development with United Nations (ISAF: 2008/05/14)

Call for food aid from conflict-hit Helmand Province (IRIN News: 2008/05/13)

Senate for providing food items on subsidized rates (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/05/13)

【民生・援助 関連レポート】

WFP's Operational Priorities (WFP: 2008/05)

Afghanistan Project Status (World Bank: 2008/04)

The Afghanistan Pilot Participatory Assessment (APPPA) Summary Report (ACBAR: 2008/04)

AFGHANISTAN Food Security Alert (USAID Famine Early Warning Systems: 2008/04/24)