Herat Province

Telecom tower torched in western Afghanistan following militant threats

iht.com
Mar 12, 2008 18 related
        

A telecommunications tower was set ablaze in western Afghanistan, a police official said Wednesday, the latest such attack since insurgents warned phone companies to shut down the towers at night. ... Five militants set fire to the generator, fuel tank and antenna of the...

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Trudy Rubin: One brave Afghan's mission

sacbee.com
Mar 12, 2008 1 related
        

Americans are beginning to understand that the struggle against Islamic extremists hinges heavily on the fate of Afghanistan. ... By Trudy Rubin - That's the message I got from Suraya Pakzad, a brave Afghan activist for women's rights. Pakzad, a university graduate and...

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U.N.: 10% Of Afghanistan Off Limits To Aid

cbsnews.com
Mar 12, 2008 36 related
        

The United Nations says aid workers can't get to a tenth of Afghanistan because it's too dangerous. A report released today says attacks by Taliban insurgents are blocking the delivery of humanitarian help in the hot spots. ... Report Says Insurgent Operations Make Tenth...

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Afghan city on strike over crime (AFP)

yahoo.com
Mar 11, 2008 3 related
        

AFP - Scores of shopkeepers shut their businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat Tuesday to join hundreds of health and factory workers in a strike to demand better protection from crime. ... HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Scores of shopkeepers shut their businesses...

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Factories shut in protest at Afghan unrest: official (AFP)

yahoo.com
Mar 10, 2008 4 related
        

AFP - Scores of factories shut up shop in Afghanistan's western city of Herat Monday as workers joined doctors and nurses in a strike to demand better security, representatives said. ... HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Scores of factories shut up shop in Afghanistan's western...

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Humanitarian Update: Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Jan 2008

reliefweb.int
Mar 10, 2008
        

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ... Regional Update The Regional Office held a two-day retreat on 2829 January in Dubai, which was attended by representatives from all OCHA field offices and presences within the region, as well as HQ (CRD,...

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Afghan Students Protest Danish Cartoons

rferl.org
Mar 9, 2008 2 related
        

Thousands of students blocked a highway in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on March 9 in the latest in a series of protests over what participants say are insults to Islam. The protest near the city of Jalalabad comes a day after demonstrations in the western city of Herat.

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Worldview: One brave Afghan's mission

philly.com
Mar 9, 2008 2 related
        

Americans are beginning to understand that the struggle against Islamic extremists hinges heavily on the fate of Afghanistan. That country got shortchanged by our focus on Iraq and is slipping back under Taliban control. But Afghans can push back if they get the right kind of aid from the United...

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Afghans protest Danish cartoon

cnn.com
Mar 8, 2008 78 related
        

Thousands of Afghans packed a sports stadium in the western Afghanistan city Herat Saturday to protest the reprinting of the same Danish cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked rage in the Muslim world two years ago. ... Afghan protesters burn a Danish flag during a...

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Afghan soldier gets death penalty

news.com.au
Mar 7, 2008 3 related
        

A MILITARY court in Afghanistan has sentenced an Afghan soldier to death for killing a US-led coalition troop and four Afghan colleagues last year. ... The court handed down the punishment yesterday to Shukrullah, who goes by one name, in the western city of Herat, where...

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