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News Watch October 2006

Oct 29: Taliban plan to fight through winter to throttle Kabul, Jason Burke, Observer

Oct 27: Film: ...with the Taleban, BBC

Oct 26: Development and Peace's position on Afghanistan, Relief Web

Oct 24: Rumsfeld urged to alter Afghan drug trade policy, Donna Lainwand, USA Today

Oct 20: Life in Afghanistan not improved for women, Heidi Ulrichsen, Northern Life

Oct 17: Afghan leader: Taliban chief in Pakistan, Kathy Gannon, AP, Enquirer Herald

Oct 16: NATO says air strike kills senior Taliban fighter, Reuters, ABC News

Oct 13: Suicide bomber kills 8 civilians in southern Afghanistan, 2 NATO soldiers wounded, AP

Oct 13: Ex - Gitmo Detainees Arrive in Afghanistan, AP, New York Times

Oct 11: Afghanistan food shortage/Drought: CWS Situation Report 10 Oct 2006, Church World Service, Relief Web

Oct 9: NATO Chief: Afghan Loyalties May Return To Taliban, AP

Oct 6: In Afghanistan, hot place to shop is Bush Bazaar, Kim Barker, Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times

Oct 5: NATO takes over eastern Afghanistan, Jim Krane, AP, Herald Today

Oct 4: 278 Die in Afghanistan, 2 Other Nations, AP

Oct 3: Afghanistan: Increasing displacement in the south, Relief Web

Oct 2: FEWS Afghanistan: Food Security Warning 02 Oct 2006 - Drought causes food and water shortages in north, Relief Web

Oct 2: Suicide Bomber Targets NATO Convoy In Kabul, AP, Newsnet