2008/10/31版のニュースソース [全般・政治情勢に関する関連ニュース] Afghan war 'protecting Britain' (BBC: 2008/10/30) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7700569.stm The reality on Afghan ground (Wakalat Anba'a al-Emarat: 2008/10/30) http://wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1225270685471&p=1135099400295&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews Afghanistan tests waters for overture to Taliban (International Herald Tribune: 2008/10/30) http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/30/asia/30taliban.php Taliban only want to create chaos (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64480 [2] No reconciliation with Mullah Omar: Pentagon (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64479 [2] 'Reconciliation is Afghan government prerogative' (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64478 ANALYSIS-US risks overplaying hand with Pakistan strikes (REUTERS: 2008/10/30) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N29487865.htm MPs warn of electoral fraud (Quqnoos: 2008/10/30) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1908 Swedish FM reiterates commitment to Afghanistan (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64467 Afghan women decry Taleban talks (BBC: 2008/10/29) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7698216.stm Karzai vows to come down hard on criminals (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64466 PML-Q objects to Pak-Afghan jirga in Islamabad (Daily News: 2008/10/29) http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C29%5Cstory_29-10-2008_pg7_46 [3] Taliban, HIA reject talks offer (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64449 [2] US will support talks with Taliban (Afghanistan Sun: 2008/10/29) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/424007/cs/1/ [2] US willing to back Afghan talks with Taliban (IANS: 2008/10/29) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/424001/cs/1/ [2] US supports Karzai-led reconciliation process (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64404 US concerned over violence surge in Afghanistan (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64403 US Defends Anti-Terrorist Strategy After Pakistani Protest (VOA: 2008/10/29) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa68.cfm [2] US Rules Out Reconciliation With Taliban Leader Mullah Omar (VOA: 2008/10/29) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa67.cfm [2] No role for Taliban chief in Afghan talks-Pentagon (REUTERS: 2008/10/29) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N29478621.htm [2] No reconciliation with Mullah Omar: Pentagon (AFP: 2008/10/29) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5icEcMvnGP6mP8R0RNkBaITPMaBTQ [2] US deems Talks with Omar unimaginable (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64402 [2] U.S. Will Support Afghan Reconciliation Efforts, Official Says (American Forces Press Service: 2008/10/29) http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51718 Layton calls on Harper to support Taliban talks (CBC News: 2008/10/29) http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/10/29/layton-afghanistan.html Germany backs Saudi conditions for hosting Afghan reconciliation talks (Arab News: 2008/10/29) http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=115923&d=29&m=10&y=2008 Germany cuts mandate for anti-terrorism missions (REUTERS: 2008/10/29) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LT629038.htm General's warning on more Afghan troops (Guardian: 2008/10/29) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/29/military-afghanistan Pakistan Summons US Ambassador About Missile Strikes (VOA: 2008/10/29) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa8.cfm Pakistan summons U.S. envoy over missile strikes (REUTERS: 2008/10/29) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL349726.htm Pakistan summons US ambassador over air strikes (AFP: 2008/10/29) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jlbmZ_bAiCqrLQQWWugfBSXHnqKA Pakistan summons US ambassador on border strikes (AP: 2008/10/29) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jGZpVhxTZJutt--aeNvpnUl8sSvgD9449C082 Karzai admits failure in securing Afghanistan (AFP: 2008/10/29) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jkTP_wKPqp8diSErE0J9pwd_PQ4A [1] 'High hopes attached to Pak-Afghan jirga’s outcome' (Daily Times: 2008/10/29) http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C29%5Cstory_29-10-2008_pg7_19 [1] Pak-Afghan officials to talk with Taliban (Quqnoos: 2008/10/29) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1899 Time to talk with the Taliban, governments say (Globe and Mail: 2008/10/28) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081028.wafghan29/BNStory/Afghanistan/?cid=al_gam_mostdiscuss [2] "Major shift" in US policy suggests talks with Taliban to ensure Afghan peace (ANI: 2008/10/28) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/423410/cs/1/ Turkey, Pakistan vow to fight terrorism (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVQ2r4EC7LvzGk5HXnRL8mEZ4DPA No voter registration process in six districts (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64401 No talks with foreign militants: Abdullah (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64400 Dustom suspension still intact: Hamidzada (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64399 Inter-parliamentary workshop opens in Kabul (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64367 [2] US Considers Talks With Some Afghan Taliban Elements (VOA: 2008/10/28) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-28-voa47.cfm [2] US considering talks with Taliban, official says (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j2MiRFoQVCnALPXyJD-yDFN5Tmvw [2] US considering talks with Taliban: report (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXcRaRAqExgNlTryVUdvDakodEjQ [2] US mulls talks with Taliban to stem Afghan unrest (IANS: 2008/10/28) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/423615/cs/1/ [2] US Mulls Talks With Taliban In Bid To Quell Afghan Unrest (The Wall Street Journal: 2008/10/28) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122515124350674269.html America's unlikely Afghan allies (BBC: 2008/10/28) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7694705.stm [3] Pakistani, Afghan elders aim to open Taliban talks (REUTERS: 2008/10/28) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LS521231.htm [1] Pakistani, Afghan Delegates Agree to Talks With Taliban (VOA: 2008/10/28) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-28-voa38.cfm [1] Jirga proposes talks with Taliban (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/28) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/20081028175729981282.html [1] New attempt to seek Taleban peace (BBC: 2008/10/28) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7695256.stm [1] Pakistan, Afghanistan to seek contacts with militants (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iXxSpkidka2hP18Kog7gxcF3eqxA [1] Afghan, Pakistani meeting agrees to Taliban talks (AP: 2008/10/28) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5huh0knqMrMfGFjo2qG1p71rvfsQgD943GFSG0 Jirga devises strategy for holding talks with militants (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64354 Nato's Afghan forces 'hit limit' (BBC: 2008/10/28) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7694350.stm Taliban try to bribe Afghan soldiers to switch sides: reports (Canadian Press: 2008/10/28) http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ispZGzagQp4vywpy63V8WYQFCtiw Afghans turn to Taliban shadow gov't (Canada.com: 2008/10/27) http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=b9523cb6-47b3-4f5d-9443-8475b0ef1427 Dostum and Akbarbai make up (Quqnoos: 2008/10/27) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1889 Wardak summoned over border tribes plan (Quqnoos: 2008/10/27) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1884 Jirga deliberates on strategy for talks with Taliban (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64343 Meeting to discuss Afghan border (BBC: 2008/10/27) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7692387.stm Tribal leaders meet in Pakistan (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/27) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810278530591686.html Afghan, Pakistani Representatives Hold Jirga on Taliban Conflict (VOA: 2008/10/27) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-27-voa8.cfm Afghan-Pak peace jirga session commences (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64295 ANALYSIS-Afghan-Pakistan threat worse for next US president (REUTERS: 2008/10/27) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N27329765.htm INTERVIEW-Turkey willing to do more to build up Afghan forces (REUTERS: 2008/10/27) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL361762.htm Pakistanis, Afghans meet on violence, ponder talks (REUTERS: 2008/10/27) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL360709.htm Pakistan and Afghanistan hold 'mini-jirga' on violence (AFP: 2008/10/27) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxgJcW0BuJwh3qvvPmqDekeoaZSQ FACTBOX-Afghans and Pakistanis hope jirga can help peace (REUTERS: 2008/10/26) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP212294.htm Afghan, Pakistan Leaders to Meet in Islamabad to Discuss Insurgency (VOA: 2008/10/26) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-26-voa11.cfm Pakistani, Afghan elders to meet to ponder violence (REUTERS: 2008/10/26) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL182144.htm Hutton confident over Taleban war (BBC: 2008/10/26) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7691483.stm Akbar-Dustum row settled down (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64289 Are Theological Tensions Distancing Taliban From Al-Qaeda? (RadioFreeEurope: 2008/10/26) http://www.rferl.org/content/Are_Theological_Tensions_Distancing_Taliban_From_Al_Qaeda/1332904.html Afghans organize fund raising for Obama (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64186 Taliban say NATO troops must leave to end Afghan war (REUTERS: 2008/10/25) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL40179.htm Al-Qaida influence apparent in groups in Pakistan (AP: 2008/10/25) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iACZaRP2HbhQGG1bgui9AN3db8lQD941K6T00 Jirga to hold talks with Pak Taliban (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/24) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64171 Hundreds in anti-Taleban protest (BBC: 2008/10/24) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7690213.stm Thousands of Afghans Protest Civilian Massacre by Taliban (VOA: 2008/10/24) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-24-voa40.cfm More than 1,000 Afghans protest Taliban killings (AP: 2008/10/24) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD940TH800 US senator for tougher action against al-Qaeda (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/24) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64157 Pakistan revives tribal militias but risks backlash (REUTERS: 2008/10/24) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL65131.htm Pakistan Parliament Passes Vague Terrorism Resolution (VOA: 2008/10/23) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-23-voa37.cfm Europe could boost NATO Afghanistan troop levels (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23478107.htm Thought of Taleban deal alarms jihadists (BBC: 2008/10/23) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7687539.stm Afghanistan Planning Second Round of Talks with Ex-Taliban (VOA: 2008/10/23) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-23-voa31.cfm Pakistan: The US needs us too (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/23) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/07/2008714125740682182.html 新テロ特措法：給油延長法案、参院実質審議入り　民主反発、断続的に中断 (毎日jp: 2008/10/23) http://mainichi.jp/select/seiji/news/20081023dde007010054000c.html 給油延長法案、28日に首相出席で質疑　参院委 (NIKKEI NET: 2008/10/23) http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/seiji/20081023AT3S2302723102008.html US to support every peace initiative (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64154 NATO supports Afghanistan-Taliban talks (Indo-Asian News Service: 2008/10/23) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/421686/cs/1/ NATO does not rule out Afghan talks with Taliban (The News International: 2008/10/23) http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=58357 Government 'willing to share power with Taliban' (Quqnoos: 2008/10/23) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1864 Pakistan parliament stresses talks to end militancy (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL355611.htm Call for urgent review of war on terror: Joint session adopts resolution (DAWN: 2008/10/23) http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/23/top2.htm Security concerns over voter registration process (IRIN News: 2008/10/23) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81071 Obama favours US troop surge in Afghanistan (Globe and Mail: 2008/10/23) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct232008.html#13 Situation in Afghanistan is urgent: Obama (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64100 Pak Taliban promise to lay down arms if Govt stops operation (ANI: 2008/10/23) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/421707/cs/1/ Pak, Afghanistan decide to hold talks only those Taliban who lay down arms (ANI: 2008/10/23) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/421703/cs/1/ Pak-Afghanistan agree on agenda for peace tribal council (Regional Times: 2008/10/22) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct232008.html#14 Elections 'vital': new NATO chief south Afghanistan (Radio Netherlands: 2008/10/22) http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081022-NATO-chief Pakistan Parliament Calls For Security Strategy Review (VOA: 2008/10/22) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-22-voa60.cfm Hints of peace talks spark warring words (Chicago Tribune: 2008/10/22) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct232008.html#7 ANP offers direct talks to militants (DAWN: 2008/10/22) http://www.dawn.net/wps/wcm/connect/Dawn%20Content%20Library/dawn/news/pakistan/nwfp/anp-offers-direct-talks-to-militants-qs Kabul admits holding talks with Taliban (DAWN: 2008/10/22) http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/23/top9.htm Afghan government confirms talks with Taliban in Saudi Arabia (Indo-Asian News Service: 2008/10/23) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/421523/cs/1/ Afghan minister says Saudi talks a start (REUTERS: 2008/10/22) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL43353.htm Taliban, Afghan clergymen met in Saudi Arabia: officials (AFP: 2008/10/22) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gtJJUkcC0GaCBmAhH8v1cS-VEhhA Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on co-op in fighting terrorism (People's Daily: 2008/10/22) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct222008.html#6 Spanta- Qureshi meeting underway in Islamabad (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64078 British Defense Secretary Visits Troops, Meets Afghan Leaders (VOA: 2008/10/22) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-22-voa54.cfm 給油延長法案が衆院通過　解散意識、論議置き去り (NIKKEI NEI: 2008/10/22) http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/seiji/20081022AT3S2101T21102008.html [全般・政治情勢に関する参考資料・サイト] Afghanistan Update: September 2008 (Center for Defense Information: 2008/10/08) http://www.cdi.org/pdfs/AfghanUpdateSept2008.pdf The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security - Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/372-S/2008/617) (UN General Assembly / UN Security Council: 2008/09/23) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-7JZS6J?OpenDocument Afghan Update No. 17 (UNAMA: 2008/08) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/FBUO-7JKGVR?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg International Conference in support of Afghanistan (2008/06/12) http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/afghanistan_498/international-conference-in-support-of-afghanistan-paris-12th-june-2008_6366/index.html Declaration of the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/IMG/pdf/enghlish.pdf Paris Conference - Fact Sheet http://www.unama-afg.org/news/_londonConf/_factsheet/paris-con-factsheet.pdf Afghanistan National Development Strategy http://www.ands.gov.af/ http://www.ands.gov.af/ands/final_ands/src/final/Afghanistan%20National%20Development%20Strategy_eng.pdf Country Strategy Paper - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 2007-2013 (European Commission) http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/afghanistan/csp/index.htm http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/PANA-7EFC4S?OpenDocument&query=afghanistan Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30588.pdf [内戦・治安に関する関連ニュース] Terror reigns supreme on Pak-Afghan Highway (Daily Times: 2008/10/30) http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C30%5Cstory_30-10-2008_pg7_49 Polish troops take charge of tough Afghan province (REUTERS: 2008/10/30) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL389860.htm US Gen. Petraeus faces even tougher job after Iraq (REUTERS: 2008/10/30) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30193053.htm Deafness fears for Afghan troops (BBC: 2008/10/30) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7699357.stm Logar governor escapes attempt on life (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64527 Five 'dangerous' abductors arrested: Kabul police (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64526 Five militants killed in Helmand (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64525 News in brief: four policemen killed (Quqnoos: 2008/10/30) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1912 Four cops killed in Kandahar roadside blast (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64515 Kabul Bombing Part of Taliban's Escalation (TIME: 2008/10/30) http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854993,00.html Taliban Claims Responsibility for Kabul Suicide Bomb (VOA: 2008/10/30) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-30-voa10.cfm Suicide attack on Afghan ministry kills 5, wounds 15 (Xinhua: 2008/10/30) http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10280902.htm Suicide bomber hits Afghan ministry (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/30) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008103065351144571.html Suicide attack at Afghan ministry (BBC: 2008/10/30) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7699111.stm Afghan ministry suicide blast kills 5 - government (REUTERS: 2008/10/30) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP296908.htm Suicide bomber attacks Afghan ministry (Quqnoos: 2008/10/30) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1907 Five killed in suicide blast inside ministry building (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64484 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 553 (AP: 2008/10/30) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3dO01zk6vBUdavNiW-Zfe-SJuvQD944F9PO0 Is the Taliban Stockpiling Opium? And If So, Why? (TIME: 2008/10/29) http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854660,00.html Will More US Troops Really Help in Afghanistan? (TIME: 2008/10/29) http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854859,00.html Afghanistan troop buildup could more than double (AP: 2008/10/29) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWxiu65iLP4CvDJ7BEsBOx-u_vdwD9448U881 Britain to spend $1.1 bln on vehicles for Afghan war (REUTERS: 2008/10/29) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LT186077.htm Govt bolsters forces in Afghanistan with new vehicles (AFP: 2008/10/29) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwV5lXvxdH8W-438mBIEonuj_QKQ Military relying on Afghan contractors for security (Globe and Mail: 2008/10/29) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081029.AFGHANSECURITY29/TPStory/International Suicide Bomber Attacks Checkpoint in Northwest Pakistan (VOA: 2008/10/29) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa12.cfm Five cops killed in Bannu suicide blast (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64462 US, Pakistan mission on target (Asia Times Online: 2008/10/29) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct282008.html#14 Helmand governor: security is improving (Quqnoos: 2008/10/29) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1900 16 civilians killed in Maidan Wardak operation (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64396 Group of four armed insurgents arrested in Ghazni (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64388 Afghanistan, Pakistan, US Military Forces Cooperate in Border Region (VOA: 2008/10/28) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-28-voa13.cfm Tripartite body discusses border security (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64376 Militant killed, seven detained in Ghazni, Khost (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64347 US troops recover chopper downed by Afghan Taliban (REUTERS: 2008/10/28) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL366262.htm US says 12 Taliban killed after Black Hawk downed (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqqFPyRH6qmc7xi90hmvhtScL6ug [6] Afghan opium fight needs aid, better message (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ismOLTW-n1wx_1GVx4z-z3NOG78Q [4] More than 1,000 soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 (AFP: 2008/10/27) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct282008.html#11 New NATO offensive in Uruzgan (Radio Netherlands: 2008/10/27) http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/asiapacific/081027-NATO-Uruzgan Pak FATA violence leaves 30 dead (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64342 Herat insecurity irks parliament (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64341 Two killed, ten wounded in Quetta blast (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64340 US steps up air-strikes in Pakistan (Quqnoos: 2008/10/27) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1890 'US air raid' kills Afghan guards (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/27) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008102612523509991.html Coalition bombing killed 22 security guards: MP (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64325 Eight Afghan road company staff killed in strikes: police (AFP: 2008/10/27) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hBgE--Rbl27uJjlo1Z6iAgYHyp9w US suffers losses in Afghanistan (BBC: 2008/10/27) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7692862.stm Coalition helicopter downed in Wardak (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64322 Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan (AP: 2008/10/27) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD942VDK00 Afghanistan blast kills US soldier (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/27) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008102784553999861.html Suicide blast kills two foreign soldiers, two Afghans: police (AFP: 2008/10/27) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j4GtzeqIDlLG6zWOzFcuANQ-v3sQ Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills an American (AP: 2008/10/27) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD942N46G2 Child, two coalition soldiers killed in Baghlan blast (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64317 Taliban free remaining victims of mass abduction (Quqnoos: 2008/10/27) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1887 [6] UN Reports Afghan Opium Crop Drops but Remaining Plants Have Higher Yield (VOA: 2008/10/27) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-27-voa10.cfm [6] Right messaging and support for farmers led to drop in Afghan poppy cultivation - UN (UN News Service: 2008/10/27) http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=28726&Cr=afghan&Cr1= [6] UNAMA Press Release (UNAMA: 2008/10/27) http://www.unama-afg.org/news/_pc/_english/2008/08oct27.html U.S. troops say Afghan security guards attacked them (REUTERS: 2008/10/27) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL382090.htm Fatal clashes in northwest Pakistan (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/27) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/20081026131357629855.html Taliban announce top commander Mohammad Omar`s death in airstrike (Pak Tribune: 2008/10/27) http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?207209 Pakistan Taliban 'commander killed' (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/27) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008102751020664704.html Suspected US strike kills Pakistan Taliban chief (AFP: 2008/10/27) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdXM1vDzMxB2_m5ogZzNUuW03OCA Suspected U.S. strike in Pakistan kills 20-militant (REUTERS: 2008/10/27) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL380565.htm Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan (AP: 2008/10/27) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9430MQG0 Taliban militants kidnap 17 road workers in Afghanistan (Xinhua: 2008/10/27) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/423359/cs/1/ 'Taliban' kidnap 14 road workers in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP: 2008/10/27) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gO1-T9kCs_-Uec0V_bH6hsx3No_g Suspected US Missile Strike Kills Up to 20 in Pakistan (VOA: 2008/10/26) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-26-voa7.cfm More than 22 militants killed in Pak tribal areas (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64290 17 road construction workers abducted in Kunar (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64286 U.S. considers sending special ops to Afghanistan (Los Angels Times: 2008/10/26) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-usafghan26-2008oct26,0,3175794.story In Afghanistan, even logistics teams are on the front line (AFP: 2008/10/26) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ihFpp2m0HCRBlrVcxL3uvr1UGwqg Security guards torch 20 vehicles in Zabul (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64283 Attackers gouge out Afghan man's eyes (AP: 2008/10/26) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD94254AO0 Kabul police recover bank official's son, Asifi (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64282 Talib commander perishes by his own landmine (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64262 Three policemen perish in Farah (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64261 Police arrest four in murder, smuggling cases (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64260 Terror fight to take several years: Zalmay Aziz (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64259 Dozens militants killed in Afghanistan (Xinhua: 2008/10/26) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/422838/cs/1/ Coalition forces kill multiple militants in Ghazni (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64237 Foreigners killed in Kabul attack (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/26) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810257346783213.html Briton killed in Kabul shooting (BBC: 2008/10/26) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7691496.stm Briton, SAfrican shot dead by Afghan guard: police (AFP: 2008/10/26) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3DZ6LFIP3WPWXwejrUA4xXa8J_g Killings increase Westerners' fears in Afghan capital (AFP: 2008/10/26) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jXmcLqbEcF31AVE0VpsxeLdpSdIQ Afghan forces free kidnapped pair (Afghanistan Sun: 2008/10/26) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/423028/cs/1/ Former Afghan presidential candidate rescued from kidnappers (IANS: 2008/10/26) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/423024/cs/1/ Kidnapped Afghan politician found in well (AFP: 2008/10/26) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g54Zs4zZgM8P5x2qZByEq2eH635g Kidnapped relative of late king freed (Quqnoos: 2008/10/26) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1881 Pakistan troops 'seize tribal town' (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/26) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008102663817338879.html Pakistan troops 'kill nine Taliban militants' (AFP: 2008/10/26) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifRttv9OASJIHYd2rj7Wtw_HKHgw Pakistan army kills eight rebels along Afghan border (DPA: 2008/10/26) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/422895/cs/1/ Two Turkish engineers abducted in Khost (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64235 Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/25) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LP601595.htm Turkish govt says 3 Turks kidnapped in Afghanistan (AP: 2008/10/25) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQExQlqyd1lm0UcLLFT1QxdOvXnAD941KEAO3 Two Turks kidnapped in Afghanistan (AFP: 2008/10/25) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5_ZhjAlOk3fMSuE_mgUPiz8VUNw Four civilians killed in Helmand (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64214 Another elder killed in Balkh (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64201 Kabul shooting leaves three dead (BBC: 2008/10/25) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7690509.stm Three Shot Dead in Afghan Capital (VOA: 2008/10/25) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-25-voa2.cfm Gunmen kill one foreigner, 3 Afghans in Kabul-police (REUTERS: 2008/10/25) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL398286.htm Guards shoot dead two foreigners in Kabul (Quqnoos: 2008/10/25) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1870 Three including two foreigners killed in Kabul (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64188 Afghan police: 2 foreigners shot to death in Kabul (AP: 2008/10/25) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD941K5280 1500 suspected Pak militants killed in FC operations (ANI: 2008/10/25) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/422720/cs/1/ Pak troops kill 12 Taliban in Bajaur, tribals form lashkars to support Army (ANI: 2008/10/25) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/422637/cs/1/ Pakistani troops overrun Taliban base near Afghan border (IANS: 2008/10/25) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/422640/cs/1/ Pakistan troops 'hold tribal town' (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/25) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810251921864273.html Pakistani Forces Capture Strategic Town (VOA: 2008/10/25) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-25-voa19.cfm Pakistan forces 'take key town' (BBC: 2008/10/25) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7690811.stm Pakistan "turns corner" in offensive, commander (REUTERS: 2008/10/25) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL59378.htm Pakistan troops overcome militant stronghold: military (AFP: 2008/10/25) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5haEJmlDV-4F7VANMYyfnGHwAgYYw Pakistani troops capture militant stronghold (AP: 2008/10/25) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD941LQ580 Two Bangladeshi workers abducted in Afghanistan (IANS: 2008/10/25) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/422728/cs/1/ Bangladeshi men kidnapped in Afghanistan: aid official (AFP: 2008/10/25) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4oITFGDMY31bT2cgsd7R7C15ysQ [5] Poppy cultivation drops in Afghanistan (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64185 [6] US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb (AP: 2008/10/24) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUZ6nFag9Zv7Xv8ZB6sUISQSk45AD940NLJO0 [5] US claims Afghan opium progress (BBC: 2008/10/24) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7690422.stm [5] US Finds Significant Reduction in Afghan Poppy Crop (VOA: 2008/10/24) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-24-voa60.cfm [5] Opium production down in Afghanistan: US (AFP: 2008/10/24) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iC1Q4SZ47RVbDCckoyc7x9ndH9CA Kidnapped American freed: official (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/24) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64160 Cross-border movement reduced: Pentagon (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/24) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64159 Coalition forces kill three, detain four in Paktika (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/24) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64158 US special forces rescue US hostage in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23441423.htm US commandos rescue American hostage near Kabul (AP: 2008/10/23) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibMC1kpzJpkkGq67OWkJsXfR2wpQD9408F700 Death stalks the highway to hell (Asia Times Online: 2008/10/24) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct232008.html#15 Notorious Taliban commander arrested in S Afghanistan (Xinhua: 2008/10/24) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct252008.html#3 Donkey blast kills cop in Kandahar (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64155 Nine militants gunned down in Zabul (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64137 Afghan bomb hits US-led forces (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/23) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810238352112251.html Bomb kills three U.S.-led soldiers in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL121896.htm 3 US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan (AP: 2008/10/23) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD94024DG0 In brief: two Taliban commanders killed (Quqnoos: 2008/10/23) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1868 3 Coalition service members killed in IED attack (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64110 ANSF, Coalition forces kill 3 militants in Uruzgan (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64108 Suspected US strike kills 11 in North Waziristan (DAWN: 2008/10/23) http://www.dawn.net/wps/wcm/connect/Dawn%20Content%20Library/dawn/news/pakistan/nwfp/suspected-us-strike-kills-11-in-waziristan-qs Suspected US strike kills 11 in Pakistan: officials (AFP: 2008/10/23) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZscz1-Ks5ejcjQuLYxzuXhYQsww 10 killed as US drone attacks Pak madrassa (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64103 'US raid' targets Pakistani village (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/23) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810237421951159.html Suspected U.S. missile attack kills 7 in Pakistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL413708.htm ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt insurgent activity in Farah (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64102 ANSF, Coalition forces kill 55 militants in Uruzgan (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64101 Insurgents use children as human shields (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/23) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64099 US commandos rescue American hostage near Kabul (AP: 2008/10/23) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibMC1kpzJpkkGq67OWkJsXfR2wpQD93VOLEG0 Over 60 percent of suicide bombers in Afghanistan are physically disabled (The Mainichi Daily News: 2008/10/22) http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20081022p2a00m0na002000c.html Pentagon sees fewer foreign fighters slipping into Afghanistan (AFP: 2008/10/22) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct232008.html#5 Taliban kill cop in Kunduz (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64093 Militants kill 15 soldiers in Swat clashes (DAWN: 2008/10/22) http://www.dawn.net/wps/wcm/connect/Dawn%20Content%20Library/dawn/news/pakistan/nwfp/militants-kill-15-soldiers-in-swat-clashes--ha 15 Pak FC soldiers found dead in Swat (ANI: 2008/10/23) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/421701/cs/1/ At least 12 dead in battle in northwest Pakistan (AP: 2008/10/22) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD93VFHCG0 Five security guards kidnapped in Herat (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64092 9 Taliban injured in clash with security forces (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64077 Security forces claim killing 40 Taliban insurgents (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64076 35 Taliban, three police killed in Afghanistan attack: police (AFP: 2008/10/22) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5YY0JwbiB0QMl69sDhW8mSjwQFQ Officials say 35 Taliban killed in Afghan battle (AP: 2008/10/22) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD93VD5SO0 Afghan troops 'kill 34 rebels in Helmand' (Quqnoos: 2008/10/22) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1857 Six militants killed, seven held in operations (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64055 Taliban leader killed in Helmand (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64053 Afghan Soldiers Accidentally Killed in Friendly Fire Attack (VOA: 2008/10/22) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-22-voa44.cfm Defense Ministry: Coalition Air Strike Kills 9 Afghan Soldiers (VOA: 2008/10/22) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-22-voa7.cfm US air raid kills Afghan soldiers (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/22) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008102255445416248.html Air strike kills Afghan soldiers (BBC: 2008/10/22) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7683392.stm Foreign troops kill nine Afghan soldiers-ministry (REUTERS: 2008/10/22) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL399547.htm Nine Afghan troops killed in international air strike (AFP: 2008/10/22) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jr1w0roEH8_enn_qNv71nDGDimuQ 9 Afghan soldiers killed in airstrike (AP: 2008/10/22) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD93VF6O00 Coalition airstrike kills 8 ANA soldiers in Khost (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64032 Australia pays compensation to Afghan family (REUTERS: 2008/10/22) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD408228.htm Fighting Kills 10 in Pakistan's Northwest (VOA: 2008/10/22) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-22-voa9.cfm Militants kill 15 Pakistani soldiers in Swat (REUTERS: 2008/10/22) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL362615.htm Security forces recapture Taliban stronghold (DAWN: 2008/10/22) http://www.dawn.net/wps/wcm/connect/Dawn%20Content%20Library/dawn/news/pakistan/nwfp/security+forces+recapture+taliban+stronghold+aah Clashes between army and militants continue (DAWN: 2008/10/22) http://www.dawn.net/wps/wcm/connect/Dawn%20Content%20Library/dawn/news/pakistan/nwfp/clashes+between+army+and+militants+continue+aah 15 Taliban killed as Pak troops target their hideouts in (ANI: 2008/10/22) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/420860/cs/1/ [内戦・治安に関する参考資料・サイト] [4] FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/30) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP411361.htm [4] FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/27) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL381098.htm [4] FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/26) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL244309.htm [4] FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/24) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL156667.htm [4] FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/24) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL388330.htm FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL107107.htm FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LN521440.htm FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL245273.htm FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/22) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL380790.htm FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/22) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL107107.htm Survey On Human Trafficking In Afghanistan Documents Abuse (International Organization for Migration: 2008/09/12) http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/activities/countries/docs/afghanistan/iom_report_trafficking_afghanistan.pdf [難民・国内避難民に関する関連ニュース] [7] Little help for civilians repeatedly displaced by conflict (IRIN News: 2008/10/28) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81151 [7] Displaced in Pakistan, between a rock and a hard place (UNHCR: 2008/10/28) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/42060d4d772ef5eb55679a7b1dad104d.htm [7] Increasing hardship and limited support for growing displaced population (IDMC: 2008/10/28) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LSGZ-7KUDZY?OpenDocument [7] Fears for safety and welfare of Afghans displaced by worsening conflict (IDMC: 2008/10/28) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LSGZ-7KUDVH?OpenDocument 30 Afghan nationals rounded up in Quetta (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/26) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64287 [7] Pakistani refugees complain of army and Taliban (AP: 2008/10/24) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHkCjAa-Qbwn_K7a4wEnpgSYMcgQD940TQTO1 In exile, Afghan women find new freedoms (Catholic Relief Services: 2008/10/21) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VDUX-7KMSAR?OpenDocument [難民・国内避難民に関する参考資料・サイト] Afghanistan Situation Operational Update Sep 2008 (UNHCR: 2008/09/30) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VDUX-7KHPJX?OpenDocument UNHCR Afghanistan Maps (as of end Jun 2008): - Shelters Completed - 2002 - 2008 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KALQ3?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Shelters Planned - 2002 - 2008 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAL95?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Water Points Completed - 2002 - 2007 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAL8E?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Water Points Planned - 2002 - 2007 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAL8D?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Assisted Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan - Return by Province of Destination - 02 Mar 02 - 30 Jun 08 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAJ35?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Assisted Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan-By Province of Country of Asylum - Pakistan - June 08 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAHHW?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Assisted Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan-By Province of Country of Asylum - Iran - Jun 08 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAHU7?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Assisted Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan - Return by Province of Destination - Ethnicity - Mar. 02 - June 08 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAJGC?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Assisted Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan - Return by Province of Destination - Education - Mar 02 - Jun 08 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAJGD?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - IDPs Assisted Return to their places of origin - Jan 2002 - end Jun 2008 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7KAL8C?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Caseload by District of Displacement - end May 2008 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7K8RLC?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - IDPs Population Estimate (Individuals) by Camps & Settlements - May 2008 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7K8RSC?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg [民生・援助に関する関連ニュース] [8] Afghan Famine Poses Greater Risk Than Taliban (Al Arabiya: 2008/10/30) http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/10/30/59210.html Thousands of quake victims face freezing temperatures (IRIN News: 2008/10/30) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81200 Gender sensitive training urged for foreign troop (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/30) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64474 [9] Urgent need to pre-position food aid (IRIN News: 2008/10/29) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81168 Earthquake casualties sadden Karzai (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64463 Helmand residents complain of civic amenities (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64456 Light shower brings pleasant change (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64444 Pakistan rescuers pull 175 bodies from quake rubble (REUTERS: 2008/10/29) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL112872.htm Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest Pakistan (VOA: 2008/10/29) http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-29-voa4.cfm Strong aftershock hits Pakistan after deadly quake (REUTERS: 2008/10/29) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL250787.htm Pakistan quake kills 160, more deaths feared: officials (AFP: 2008/10/29) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWif3NrCNSer7xoT4is9JTFwNcsw Baluchistan quake toll soars to 150 (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/29) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64426 Over 100 killed in Balochistan quake (IRIN News: 2008/10/29) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81170 [11] US strikes in Pakistan kill 301 civilians in 10 months (IANS: 2008/10/28) http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/423552/cs/1/ Three uplift schemes started in Laghman (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/28) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64387 Local Leaders Near Bagram See Problem, Solution for Water Issues (American Forces Press Service: 2008/10/28) http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51693 [10] Afghans 'less upbeat' about country's direction (Quqnoos: 2008/10/28) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1891 [10] More Afghans gloomy over country's future-survey (REUTERS: 2008/10/28) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL385234.htm [10] Afghans increasingly pessimistic: survey (AFP: 2008/10/28) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8PkC3oX66VZ6FMBp-KrglZhpHgA [10] US-funded survey says Afghans are pessimistic (AP: 2008/10/28) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gnz1E23AxunAmZf_SsJiCv-L09mQD943JHJO4 [9] Local aid workers in the firing line (IRIN News: 2008/10/27) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81133 Learning English in Afghan badlands (BBC: 2008/10/27) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7657512.stm Afghanistan drops down freedom table (Quqnoos: 2008/10/27) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1883 Four uplift projects completed in Nangarhar (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64339 NSA holds its first session in Kabul (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/27) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64326 UN helps authorities tackle diarrhoea outbreak (IRC: 2008/10/27) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJAL-7KTME5?OpenDocument Strong quake shakes Afghanistan (REUTERS: 2008/10/26) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP202594.htm Earthquake rattles Kabul (Quqnoos: 2008/10/26) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1875 Minister blames lack of water for poor power (Quqnoos: 2008/10/25) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1872 20 projects completed in Paktia (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64204 [11] Civilian casualties in Afghanistan irk UN (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/25) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64183 Third of Pakistanis eat less as prices rise-survey (REUTERS: 2008/10/24) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL165875.htm IRC gradually resumes aid work in Afghanistan (IRC: 2008/10/24) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MUMA-7KR87G?OpenDocument Afghan women, education and opportunities (Radio Netherlands: 2008/10/24) http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/otherstates/tswi-081025-afghan-opportunity The Taliban's war on women's education (REUTERS: 2008/10/23) http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/54127/2008/09/23-124846-1.htm ActionAid launches cash for work programme in Northern Afghanistan (ActionAid: 2008/10/22) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VDUX-7KPMNR?OpenDocument More than 150,000 saplings to be planted in Ghazni (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64079 HIV/AIDS threat on the rise in Herat (Pajhwok Afghan News: 2008/10/22) http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=64075 International soldiers, Afghan firm help lead the way out of minefields for Afghan citizens (ISAF: 2008/10/22) http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2008/10-october/pr081020-550.html Infrastructure projects top priority in isolated areas (UNAMA: 2008/10/22) http://www.unama-afg.org/_latestnews/2008/08oct23-bridge.html Rights body accuses Taliban (IRIN News: 2008/10/22) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81039 [民生・援助に関する参考資料・サイト] FEWS NET AFGHANISTAN Weekly Climate Forecast (USAID Famine Early Warning System Network: 2008/10/29) http://www.fews.net/docs/Publications/afghan_Oct29_2008.pdf [10] Afghanistan in 2008: A Survey of the Afghan People (The Asia Foundation: 2008/10/28) http://www.asiafoundation.org/country/afghanistan/2008-poll.php NGOs and humanitarian reform: An opportunity to influence the future of humanitarian reform (CARE; Oxfam; Save the Children Alliance: 2008/10/21) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VDUX-7KMSHT?OpenDocument Crop prospects and food situation - No. 4, Oct 2008 (FAO: 2008/10/14) http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/ai473e/ai473e00.htm Getting an education in Afghanistan (CARE: 2008/10/10) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LSGZ-7KAGDH?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg The World Bank in Afghanistan: Country update - Oct 2008 (World Bank: 2008/10/05) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MYAI-7K57UC?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg Hunger's global hotspots (WFP: 2008/10/01) http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2951 Northern Afghanistan struggles against severe drought (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development: 2008/09/30) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/KSAI-7JZ2EK?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg CARE Afghanistan Briefing - Sep 2008 (CARE: 2008/09/30) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VDUX-7JZMKX?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg ICRC activities in Afghanistan: Jan - Sep 2008 (ICRC: 2008/09/30) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/SHIG-7K9DW6?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg FEWS Afghanistan Food Security Update Sep 2008 (USAID Famine Early Warning System Network: 2008/09/29) http://www.fews.net/docs/Publications/afghanistan_2008_09_final.pdf Afghanistan Education Facilities Maps (as of 1 Apr 2008) (AIMS/UNDP/USAID: 2008/09/23) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LPAA-7JRDVG?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg Afghanistan: ICRC Bulletin No. 01/2008 (ICRC: 2008/09/16) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EDIS-7JJKRC?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg Armed Conflict and Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan: Trends and Developments 01 Jan - 31 Aug 2008 (UNAMA: 2008/09/10) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-7JJMA8?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg UN Sectoral Activities in Afghanistan - Agriculture & Rural Development (as of Aug 2008) (UN: 2008/09/17) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/62CAFC4116A65136C12574C7006C7BF0/$File/aims_AGR_afg080917.pdf - Social Protection (as of Aug 2008) (AMIS: 2008/08/31) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7JMR73?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Infrastructure (as of Aug 2008) (AMIS: 2008/08/31) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7JMQCF?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Health (as of Aug 2008) (AMIS: 2008/08/31) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7JMPPV?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Education (as of Aug 2008) (AMIS: 2008/08/31) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7JMMQD?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg - Economic Governance (as of Aug 2008) (AMIS: 2008/08/31) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/CJCN-7JMLHU?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=afg Factors Influencing Decisions to Use Child Labour: A Case Study of Poor Households in Herat (Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit: 2008/08) http://www.areu.org.af/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=26&task=doc_download&gid=595 Factors Influencing Decisions to Use Child Labour: A Case Study of Poor Households in Rural Badakhshan (Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit: 2008/08) http://www.areu.org.af/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=26&task=doc_download&gid=594 The Afghanistan Pilot Participatory Assessment (APPPA) Summary Report (ACBAR: 2008/04) http://www.acbar.org/ACBAR%20Publications/APPPA%20Summary%20Report%20(April%202008)%20English.pdf [経済に関する関連ニュース] Mint oil, melons: Afghan farm fairs spur business (AP: 2008/10/29) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvTOxSTcWqEWZsSUu_74KMo6BbZQD9448PM81 Economy and Unemployment Big Issues (Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce: 2008/10/27) http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2008/october/oct282008.html#12 Iranian-Afghan trade rules loosened (Quqnoos: 2008/10/26) http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1879 US' Afghan market dreams faltering (Al Jazeera: 2008/10/25) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/20081016155429849564.html