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News Watch January 2005

Jan 27: Afghan Parliament Elections Face Delays, Paul Haven, The Guardian

Jan 27: NATO to boost forces for Afghan parliamentary polls, Pak Tribune

Jan 26: Afghan's poppy fields high on wheat, Afghan News Network

Jan 20: Warlord survives Taleban attack, BBC

Jan 20: The Taliban are gone but Afghan women still learn to read and write in secret classrooms, Nick Meo, The Independent

Jan 19: Afghan call for anti-drug funds, Paul Anderson, BBC

Jan 18: One in four Afghan children dies before fifth birthday, Maxine Frith, The Independent

Jan 17: 81 Afghans Freed by U.S.; First Step in Broad Amnesty, Carlotta Gall, The New York Times

Jan 12: UN to count Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Ela Dutt, Indo-Asian News Service, Yahoo News

Jan 11: Afghans Trying to Coax Taliban in from the Cold, Reuters, The New York Times

Jan 9: Afghan Judge Said to Admit Housing Bombers, AP, The New York Times

Jan 9: Amnesty Weighed for Afghan Drug Smugglers, AP, The new York Times