Full Coverage: Afghanistan

29.11.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they're planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.

27.11.2007 Although faced with low wages, a short supply of equipment, and an ever present threat of suicide bombings, law enforcement officials in one of Kabul's busiest precincts are managing to control and reduce crime.

22.11.2007 The security situation in Afghanistan has reached crisis proportions, the Taliban's ability to establish a presence throughout the country is now proven beyond doubt, and the insurgency is gaining more and more political legitimacy in the minds of the Afghan people, says a think-tank report.
From The Senlis Council

21.11.2007 A suicide bombing that killed 79 people in Baghlan province has sparked fears that militancy may be returning to Afghanistan's northern provinces, which have remained peaceful since the country's 2001 invasion.

21.11.2007 Opium accounts for more than half of AfghanistanÂ’s GDP (at 53%) in 2007, says UNODCÂ’s recent Afghan Opium Survey. The total export value of opiates produced and trafficked from the country hit $4 billion this year, of which three-quarters have been made by drug traffickers and insurgents, says Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of UNODC.

09.11.2007 The solution to the volatile mess that is Afghanistan is not the military one foreign forces have been trying these past six years, but a strong ruling government, a crackdown on the drug market, and a better economy with more jobs, writes Terry Friel.

08.11.2007 Malalai Joya has marked her time in the Afghan Parliament by condemning warlords' hold over certain regions and advocating for women's rights. In May, she was unjustly suspended for her open criticism of the government, say activists.
From: EqualityNow

08.11.2007 The UN and World Food Programme (WFP) have warned of humanitarian crises in central-west, central and northeastern Afghanistan if food does not reach people before winter. About 400,000 people are in urgent need of food aid before heavy snow blocks up the mountainous regions.

06.11.2007 A proposal to grow opium poppy for medical use by the Afghan Senlis Council and the European Parliament has led to outrage among narcotics experts and officials working to end the opium trade. Legalizing poppy production, they fear, will lead to further insecurity among people.

05.11.2007 Jesuit presence in Afghanistan is helping speed up this war-ravaged countryÂ’s development process while also building understanding and faith between Indians and Afghans.