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News Watch October 2005

Oct 31: Another girls' school burned down in Afghanistan, AFP, The Middle East Times

Oct 28: Building on Afghanistan's Elections, The New York Times

Oct 27: Afghanistan welcomes extradition of rebels, Daniel Cooney, AP, The Beaufort Gazette

Oct 25: Six Afghan civilians die in attack near capital, Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters, ABC News

Oct 25: Human violations cause for concern: UN, South Asian Media Net

Oct 24: AFGHANISTAN: Earthquake kills five in south, Irin News

Oct 24: Prison term for blasphemy reflects Afghan Shariah, Carlotta Gall, The International Herald Tribune

Oct 24: Women fare unexpectedly well in Afghan polls,Jo Johnson, The Financial Times in New Delhi

Oct 21: Afghans outraged over alleged desecration, Daniel Cooney, AP, Fort Wayne

Oct 20: U.S. Army to Investigate Report Soldiers Burnt Taliban Corpses, Bloomberg

Oct 20: Afghanistan, coalition forces must promote rights to cement progress – UN report, Relief Web

Oct 20: Afghanistan Weekly Situation Report 13-19 October 2005, Relief Web

Oct 20: US and Afghan probe alleged desecration, The Muslim News

Oct 19: Militants gun down Afghan official, headmaster, Reuters

Oct 18: US troops kill 4 Afghan police by mistake - official, Reuters, Tiscali News

Oct 18: Remember Afghanistan?, Neamat Nojumi, Gulf News

Oct 17: 50 fired for alleged Afghan vote fraud, Daniel Cooney, AP, Fort Wayne

Oct 14: U.S. committed to partnership with Afghanistan, Rice says, Relief Web

Oct 12: 19 dead in ambush of Afghan convoy, Daniel Cooney, AP, Sun Sentinel

Oct 11: Many police die in Afghan ambush, BBC

Oct 10: At least four killed in Afghanistan explosion, AFX, Forbes

Oct 9: Afghanistan to despatch medical aid to quake-hit Pakistan, AFP, Relief Web

Oct 7: US troops kill four Afghan police with "friendly fire", Reuters

Oct 6: NATO to send over 10,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, AFP, Lycos News

Oct 5: Warlords fare well in Afghan poll, AP, CNN

Oct 5: Editor of Afghan women's magazine arrested, Amir Shah, AP, The Beaufort Gazette

Oct 5: The choirs of Kandahar. Exclusive extract from Robert Fisk's new book, The Independent

Oct 4: Vote Count Nearly Complete in Afghanistan, Mettew Pennington, AP, ABC News

Oct 3: Monitors Find Significant Fraud in Afghan Elections, Carlotta Gall, New York Times

Oct 3: Afghanistan Weekly Situation Report 22 - 28 Sep 2005, Relief Web

Oct 3: Afghan ballots quarantined, Matthew Pennington, AP, Sun Sentinel