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News Watch 2010

Below follows a selection of the latest news items from the sections above.

Jul 18: Report: 2010 worst for Afghanistan, Al Jazeera

Jun 29: Afghan troops 'overrated' by US, Al Jazeera

Jun 14: “Setting the Right Priorities: Protecting Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Afghanistan”, Watchlist

Jun 14: U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan, James Risen, NY Times

May 31: Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan..., Foreign Policy

May 26: Adventures in La-la land, Mary Wakefield, Spectator

May 21: AFGHANISTAN: Farmers’ dilemma - wheat, fruit or saffron?, IRIN

May 5: In Pictures: Giving birth in AFghanistan , BBC News

May 4: Afghan circus provides 'free atmosphere', US Today, Alan Gomez

Apr 28: Afghanistan – the new skiing destination, guardian.co.uk

Apr 12: Afghanistan: Power, Voice and Rights: A Turning Point for Gender Equality in Asia-Pacific, Relief Web

Apr 5: Afghanistan's women defy militants to learn to read, Julius Cavendish, The independent

Apr 5: Nato admits Afghan civilian deaths, Al Jazeera

Mar 25: China reiterates support for peaceful reconstruction in Afghanistan: joint statement, Peoples Daily Online

Mar 17: Afghanistan confirms blanket pardon for war crimes, Relief web

Mar 11: Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role in Peace Talks, ABC News

Mar 5: Afghan Police Recruit More Women, Habiborrahman Ibrahimi, IWPR

Mar 4: Charikar Angered by Security Force Presence, Institute for war and peace reporting

Mar 4: Help promised for returning to Helmand, Relief web

Mar 3: UN Report for Human Rights in Afghanistan

Feb 28: Military Announces New Social Media Policy, James Dao, New York Times

Feb 22: Bombing kills Afghan tribal leader, Al Jazeera

Feb 11: Afghanistan avalanches kill at least 165 in Salang Pass, BBC News

Feb 10: Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year, CNN World

Feb 4: More Schools, Not Troops, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times

Feb 2: Is 'Afghanisation' possible?, Al Jazeera

Jan 29: Clear views from the Afghan summit,
Simon Tisdall, Guardian.co.uk

Jan 26: Afghan Insurgent Outlines Peace Plan, Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal

Jan 26: A ‘weapons system’ based on wishful thinking, Andrew Wilder, The Boston Globe

Jan 21: AFGHANISTAN: Fewer NGO casualties in 2009 - report, Relief web

Jan 21: Millions in Afghanistan at risk of drought, Relief Web

Jan 18: Gun battles rage in Afghan capital, Al Jazeera

Jan 14: Suicide bombing kills 20 in Afghanistan market, BBC News

Jan 13: 'Afghan deaths in Nato firing', AlJazeera

Jan 11: BBC Survey shows: Afghans more optimistic for future, BBC News

Jan 10: Hamid Karzai presents new Afghan cabinet nominees, The Toronto Star

Jan 8: The State of the Afghan State, Afghan Analyst Network

Jan 1: Two killed in Afghanistan bombing were security contractors, CNN World