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News Watch November 2008

Nov 28: Anger with government after suicide attack, Chris Sands, The National

Nov 27: Blast rocks Afghan capital, Al Jazeera

Nov 27: Food insecurity may cause deaths this winter, IRIN

Nov 27: Nobody supports the Taliban, but people hate the government, Robert Fisk, The Independent

Nov 26: Military' 'hearts and minds' campaign creates no-go zones for aid workers, Christian Aid / Relief Web

Nov 26: Afghanistan demands 'timeline' for end of military intervention, AFP

Nov 26: Afghan President demands end of civilian killings by UN forces, DPA / Relief Web

Nov 26: Factbox - Security developments, 26 Nov 2008, Relief Web

Nov 26: Afghan president wishes he could down U.S. planes, Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters

Nov 26: Life in Afghanistan, BBC

Nov 26: Obama's great foreign policy challenge, Robert Fox, The Guardian

Nov 26: Kidnapped aid worker targeted by error: colleagues, Joelle Diderich, Yahoonews.com

Nov 25: Afghanistan seeks winter food aid, Al Jazeera

Nov 25: 10 Taliban arrested in school girl acid attack, Noor Khan, AP

Nov 25: Pervasive corruption fuels deep anger - Many long for harsh but clean rule of Taliban, Kim Barker, Chicago Tribune

Nov 25: Afghanistan's stunning lakes thirst for tourism, Sardar Ahmad and Danny Kemp, Yahoo.com

Nov 25: New realism in rhetoric, George Alagiah, BBC News

Nov 25: 1.6 million children of under 5 yrs age at risk of dying this winter, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan / Relief Web

Nov 24: Karzai's death-penalty dilemma, Graeme Smith, Globe and Mail

Nov 23: Taliban to target convoys, Al Jazeera

Nov 23: Factbox - Security developments, 23 Nov 2008, Reuters

Nov 23: Afghan opposition demands election in April, Reuters

Nov 23: Kabul 30 years ago, and Kabul today. Have we learned nothing? Robert Fisk, The Independent

Nov 23: New South Asia map drawn by Americans show Pak a truncated territory, AIN / webindia.com

Nov 22: Once more fear stalks the streets of Kandahar, Robert Fisk, The Independent

Nov 21: Poor security imperils vote, Graeme Smith, Globe and Mail

Nov 21: Conflict claiming more child casualties as insurgency spreads, UN report finds, Relief Web

Nov 20: Afghans pushing for a return to public execution, AFP

Nov 20: Taliban Regains Power, Influence in Afghanistan, Yochi J. Dreazen and Siobhan Gorman, Wall Street Journal

Nov 20: Mazar Health Problems Legacy of Land-Grab, IWPR

Nov 19: Tribal role urged in Afghanistan, Al Jazeera

Nov 19: Barnett R. Rubin: Broader Approach Needed to Resolve Afghanistan Crisis, Bernard Gwertzman, Council on Foreign Relations

Nov 19: When Will Obama Give Up the Bin Laden Ghost Hunt? Robert Baer, Time

Nov 18: Threat to aid deliveries as early snow blocks roads, IRIN

Nov 18: Catch 22 in Afghanistan, iafrica.com

Nov 18: Afghans expect more talks with ex-Taliban, Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters

Nov 18: Afghan returnees huddle in tent camps, AP / International Herald Tribune

Nov 18: Afghanistan is making progress despite its president - Don't talk with the Taliban, Ann Marlowe, E-Ariana / The Wall Street Journal

Nov 18: Refugee returns should no longer be a cause for celebration in Kabul, Aunohita Mojumdar, EurasiaNet

Nov 18: Can Karzai and the Taliban make peace? Mark N. Katz, EurasiaNet

Nov 17: ‘Food worth $840,000 lost in Afghan attacks’, AFP / Reliefweb

Nov 17: Taliban threaten Paris attacks, Reuters

Nov 17: Taliban rejects Karzai's offer, Al Jazeera

Nov 17: Karzai ready to meet Taliban chief, Al Jazeera

Nov 16: ‘Robin Hood’ dishes out Nato booty, Dean Nelson and Daud Khattak, The Sunday Times

Nov 16: On the front line in war on Pakistan's Taliban, Jason Burke, The Guardian

Nov 16: Hekmatyar calls for end to Afghan violence, Quqnoos.com

Nov 15: Afghan girl says acid attack won't stop her lessons, Mohammad Aziz, Reuters

Nov 14: Pakistan looting stops food aid convoys to Afghanistan, Megan Rowling, Reuters

Nov 14: C.I.A. Chief Says Qaeda Is Extending Its Reach, Mark Mazzetti, New York Times

Nov 14: Afghan president stands up to critics, BBC

Nov 13: Karzai to brief PM on secret Taliban talks, Kim Sengupta, The Independent

Nov 13: Air Force Report Confirms Rising Civilian Toll, Hans-Jürgen Schlamp, Der Spiegel

Nov 13: Young Afghan democracy facing its first major test, Terry Glavin, Vancouver Sun

Nov 13: Unexploded ordnance poses threat to returnees, IRIN

Nov 13: Suicide blast kills 11, Reuters

Nov 13: The harsh lesson of Afghanistan: little has changed in 200 years, Ben Macintyre, The Times

Nov 13: Canada reporter says swapped for Afghan prisoners, David Ljunggren, Reuters

Nov 12: US air-strike kills three civilians in Ghazni, Quqnoos.com

Nov 12: Afghanistan calls for more foreign fighting troops, Adrian Croft and Kate Kelland, Altertnet

Nov 12: Taliban hijacking threatens key NATO supply route, Shahan Mufti, Christian Science Monitor

Nov 12: Afghan girls scarred in acid attack, Al Jazeera

Nov 12: UN dismay over executions, Pam O'Toole, BBC

Nov 12: Tanker bomb kills 6 in Kandahar, Yahoo / AFP

Nov 12: Guantanamo Bay: Obama's options, Al Jazeera

Nov 12: Afghan Mullahs Promote Women's Health and Rights, UNFPA

Nov 12: Acid attack on schoolgirls, BBC

Nov 11: Fighting the Taleban with literacy, Jill McGivering, BBC

Nov 11: U.S. building bases in Afghanistan to aid drones, Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today

Nov 11: Obama seeks new approach, Reuters

Nov 10: US air strike kills 14 non-combatants, Xinhua / Irish Sun

Nov 10: Karzai condemns killings by US, Al Jazeera

Nov 10: At the crossroads: Drought, food crisis drive Afghans out of villages, UNHCR / Reuters

Nov 10: In Afghanistan, Islamists' influence widens, Kim Barker, Chicago Tribune

Nov 10: New Bamiyan Buddha find amid destruction, AFP

Nov 10: FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan, Reuters

Nov 9: Seven pointless years in Afghanistan, Robert Skidelsky, The Guardian

Nov 9: Kabul killings, kidnappings frighten foreigners, Jon Hemming, Reuters

Nov 8: Factbox - Security developments 08 Nov 2008, Releif Web / Reuters

Nov 7: Investigation into deadly U.S. air strike widens, Jessica Leeder, The Globe and Mail

Nov 6: Taliban asks Obama to end war in Afghanistan, Times of India

Nov 6: Petraeus: Afghan tribes could help fight militants, Fisnik Abrashi, AFP

Nov 6: Factbox - Security developments 06 Nov 2008, Relief web / Reuters

Nov 6: Confusion and Anger Over Balkh Raid, Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi and Qayum Babak, IWPR

Nov 6: Airstrikes in Afghanistan increase 31%, Jim Michaels, USA Today

Nov 5: Afghan war to loom large for Obama, Laura King, LA Times

Nov 5: Big U.S. foreign policy challenges await Obama, Caren Bohan, Reuters

Nov 5: Afghanistan welcomes Obama win, wants more focus, Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters

Nov 4: Beggars will be arrested, IRIN

Nov 4: Afghans uneasy over US relationship, Aunohita Mojumdar, Al Jazeera

Nov 4: Taliban lift daytime phone ban in Afghan province, Reuters