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News Watch October 2009

Oct 29: Afghan election plan criticised as insufficient, Hamid Shalizi, Reuters

Oct 28: UN staff killed in Kabul attack, Al Jazeera

Oct 27: Karzai dismisses election rival's ultimatum, Golnar Motevalli & Ahmed Masood, Reuters

Oct 26: Afghan Fury at Koran Burning Claims, Abdullah Obaidi, IWPR

Oct 25: More than an olive branch, Irin

Oct 22: On the announcement of the beginning and end of the second round of the Presidential Election campaign, IEC

Oct 21: Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off, Jonathon Burch, Reuters

Oct 21: With New Vote, Path to Afghan Stability Is Unclear, Sabrina Tavernise, Mark Landler & Helene Cooper, New York Times

Oct 20: Afghan runoff election will be "huge challenge"-UN, Reuters

Oct 19: US warning on Afghan poll results, Al Jazeera

Oct 16: Video: Karzai rival demands run-off, Jonah Hull, Al Jazeera

Oct 16: Possible outcomes of Afghan election, Reuters

Oct 15: Can the EU rebuild failing states? - A review of Europe’s civilian capacities, Daniel Korski & Richard Gowan, ECFR, Relief Web

Oct 15: NGOs highlight priorities ahead for the next Afghan government, Oxfam, Relief Web

Oct 14: Sway Over Afghan Insurgents Proves Elusive, Joshua Partlow & Greg Jaffe, Washington Post

Oct 14: 'We will not risk our lives to vote again': Karzai's tribal allies, Nasrat Shoaib, AFP, Relief Web

Oct 13: INTERVIEW-Karzai challenger opens door to unity government, Sean Maguire, Reuters

Oct 12: Insurgents Taking Charge in Kunduz, Gul Rahim Niazmand, IWPR

Oct 12: UN highlights Afghan poll fraud, BBC

Oct 12: Views on Afghanistan Buildup Bring Clinton and Gates Together in an Alliance, Mark Landler & Thom Shanker, New York Times

Oct 12: Afghan recovery report: Insurgents taking charge in Kunduz, IWPR, Relief Web

Oct 11: UN: Afghan vote fraud widespread, Al Jazeera

Oct 9: Taliban condemns Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, Waheedullah Massoud, AFP, Afghan News

Oct 8: Large blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul, Reuters

Oct 8: 13 dead as blast targets Kabul's Indian embassy, Waheedullah Massoud, AP, Relief Web

Oct 4: Flooding Amu River displaces hundreds of people, Irin News, Reuters

Oct 4: Attacks on Remote Posts Highlight Afghan Risks, Sabrina Tavernise & Sangar Rahimi, New York Times