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Kabul22
  • Interim leader Hamid Karzai told the BBC he received hundreds of requests every day for more international security forces outside Kabul. (bbc.co.uk)
  • But British Secretary of State for Defence Geoff Hoon, who met Mr Karzai during a brief visit to Afghanistan, said there were no plans to extend peacekeeping operations beyond Kabul. (bbc.co.uk)
  • FILE - A boy receives polio vaccination drops during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 14, 2018. (voanews.com)
  • As the sad American surrender of Afghanistan lurches to a conclusion, consensus is growing that the country will revert to its previous status as a loosely connected series of tribal fiefdoms, nominally under the control of the radical Islamist Taliban in Kabul. (centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
  • The recent riots in Afghanistan - after an army truck ran horribly out of control and killed someone in the capital city, Kabul - show that that country risks falling apart just like Iraq. (theglobalist.com)
  • U.S. Army Gen. Austin S. Miller, the U.S.'s top general in Afghanistan, speaks to journalists at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul on June 29, 2021. (militarytimes.com)
  • In recent days, even lawmakers sympathetic to Biden's decision to end America's longest-running war by withdrawing from Afghanistan after 20 years have expressed disappointment and concern about the large number of Americans, green card holders and at-risk Afghans left behind in the chaotic and hasty evacuation from Kabul. (defensenews.com)
  • The controversial Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was sealed by Afghan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar and US Ambassador to Kabul James Cunningham on Tuesday according to which about 10,000 American troops will stay in Afghanistan next year. (apa.az)
  • Washington - US Secretary of State John Kerry called for quick signing of a bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan after the country's tribal elders agreed to the pact that governs future ties between Washington and Kabul. (indiavision.com)
  • He's the head of international affairs and regional cooperation at Afghanistan's National Security Council and joins us from Kabul. (wunc.org)
  • An issue for the Council is how to tailor the ISAF resolution to reflect the new policy directions agreed upon at the London and Kabul conferences this year, and link this with the revised priorities for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) adopted in March. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • In Kabul, U.S. commanding general of the NATO force, Gen. John Campbell, has repeatedly stressed the challenges facing the Afghan National Security Forces, or ANSF, in the absence of U.S. force capabilities. (americanprogress.org)
  • Demonstrating a political commitment to both reform and security, President Ghani has reopened the investigation into the $900 million Kabul Bank scandal and has prioritized negotiations with neighboring countries on the long-stalled peace process with the Taliban within his first 100 days in office. (americanprogress.org)
  • The momentum of Chinese investments in Afghanistan is picking pace as the Taliban courts Beijing to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Kabul under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). (isdp.eu)
  • In May, Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang was in Islamabad, where he met Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi - and pledged to bring the fruits of BRI to Kabul. (isdp.eu)
  • The successful trilateral meeting between China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan may give the impression that connecting the BRI to Kabul would be easy. (isdp.eu)
  • The risk of extending the CPEC to Afghanistan remains, as a recent attack on Chinese nationals in Kabul shows. (isdp.eu)
  • But these attacks in Kabul only provide a reason for Beijing to extend its security parameter further into Afghanistan via the Khunjerab Pass. (isdp.eu)
  • But the project that Beijing will now push to bring BRI to Afghanistan is building ports and depots along the Jalalabad-Kabul Road, which Beijing helped build. (isdp.eu)
  • The child, who was kidnapped in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, was rescued in Taluqan city on Friday night and the kidnappers demanded 2 million Afghanis in ransom from the victim's family for his release, Safi said. (uzbekistannews.net)
  • The Taliban control much of the countryside in Afghanistan, and they're on the edge of the capital, Kabul. (npr.org)
  • 2World Health Organization Country Office, Kabul, Afghanistan. (who.int)
Afghanistan's14
  • Miller told a small group of reporters in the Afghan capital that for now he has the weapons and the capability to aid Afghanistan's National Defense and Security Forces. (militarytimes.com)
  • Gen. Mark Milley declined to say whether Afghanistan's security forces are fully ready to stand up to the Taliban without direct international backing during a potential Taliban offensive. (militarytimes.com)
  • After reviewing the country conditions in Afghanistan and consulting with interagency partners, Secretary Mayorkas determined that an 18-month TPS extension and redesignation is warranted because conditions, including armed conflict, that support Afghanistan's TPS designation are ongoing. (dhs.gov)
  • What Will Happen to Afghanistan's Security Forces After 2014? (undispatch.com)
  • Keck is right -as 2014 approaches, NATO and its allies have a responsibility to create a plan for preventing young men who cycle through Afghanistan's unwieldy security forces from becoming menaces to the civilian population. (undispatch.com)
  • The Secretary-General's Special Representative in Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, on 21 September commended Afghanistan's electoral authorities on the conduct of the parliamentary polls and said that there had been significant improvements in the organisation of the elections. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • Afghanistan's long-term security strategy needs to focus on reducing threat levels through political settlement and building indigenous security capacity to respond to emerging threats. (usip.org)
  • Afghanistan's security is expected to be a primary topic of discussion. (americanprogress.org)
  • Afghanistan's security and political landscapes have changed substantially since the initial U.S. and NATO drawdown plan was announced in May 2014. (americanprogress.org)
  • The Security Council welcomes the holding of the second round of the Afghan presidential election on 14 June and reiterates the importance of these historic elections to Afghanistan's transition and democratic development. (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • The Security Council calls on all stakeholders toengage with the electoral institutions and processes with patience and respect, refrain from any acts that incite imminent violence, civil disorder or lead to instability, and to channel complaints through the established institutional mechanisms in line with Afghanistan's electoral laws and constitution. (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • The Security Council calls on all political entities to work together in accordance with the Afghan Constitution, with the aim of strengthening Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity in order to achieve a peaceful and prosperous future for all the people of Afghanistan. (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • Augmented by coalition forces, as well as a robust U.S. intelligence, diplomatic, and development footprint, it should serve as a means to facilitate the continued growth of Afghanistan's security forces and prevent a rapid erosion of security gains that a more dramatic "zero option" would surely have precipitated. (cnas.org)
  • BAGRAM AIRFIELD , Afghanistan, March 10, 2011 - Region-al Com-mand East forces are focused on expand-ing secu-ri-ty around the Afghan cap-i-tal of Kab-ul and pro-vid-ing a lay-ered defense along Afghanistan's bor-der with Pak-istan, their com-man-der said here this week. (globaldefence.net)
Taliban33
  • The Afghan Taliban on Sunday revoked their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and restored its guarantee for the security of ICRC staff doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan. (voanews.com)
  • The Islamic Emirate restores the former security guarantees to ICRC in Afghanistan and instructs all mujahedin to pave the way for ICRC activities and to be mindful of security to this committee's workers and equipment,' a Taliban statement read. (voanews.com)
  • In addition, the emerging proposition gaining traction in Washington that America should recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan in order to maintain the flows of aid that will entice the Taliban to better behavior while supporting the Afghan people needs to be exposed as backward and nipped in the bud now. (centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
  • The bungled Biden administration flight from Afghanistan has left us in the position that we have to coordinate with the Taliban to secure our withdrawal, as we no longer have the assets and personnel to do it ourselves. (centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
  • We cannot afford to make this mistake again in Afghanistan, and in the event that we have to take future military action there, we are going to have to do it ourselves with our actual partners and allies, not hide behind the fiction that the Taliban will help us. (centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
  • Also present were national security adviser John Bolton, Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Zalmay Khalilzad, the envoy who has led the U.S. side in talks with the Taliban. (armytimes.com)
  • The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and guarantees from the insurgents that they will cut ties with other extremist groups, a Taliban official said Tuesday. (armytimes.com)
  • The United States peace envoy to Afghanistan met with Pakistan's prime minister and other top officials ahead of his flight to Qatar for a crucial round of peace talks with the Taliban. (armytimes.com)
  • The U.S. and the Taliban appear to be closing in on an agreement under which U.S. forces would withdraw in exchange for guarantees that Afghanistan would not become a haven for other terrorist groups. (armytimes.com)
  • The Taliban now control roughly half of Afghanistan and are at their strongest since 2001, when the U.S.-led invasion toppled their government after it harbored al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. (armytimes.com)
  • Imagine what would happen if the United States immediately redeployed something on the order of 35,000 of its troops in Iraq to Afghanistan, not just to the country's violent southern provinces, increasingly disrupted by a Taliban insurgency, but also to the border with Iran. (theglobalist.com)
  • How does the United States avoid a triple witching hour - a nuclear Iran pulling the strings in a failing Iraq, while the Taliban turn every part of Afghanistan outside of the capital into a kind of Somalia with opium? (theglobalist.com)
  • White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in meetings at the White House last week with President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah - the Afghan official tasked with making peace with the Taliban - President Joe Biden said the U.S. was committed to humanitarian and security assistance to Afghanistan. (militarytimes.com)
  • But the president also said that keeping U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan defied a peace deal the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban and that wasn't a risk he was prepared to take. (militarytimes.com)
  • It laid out the promise of a U.S. withdrawal and commitments by the Taliban to ensure Afghanistan does not harbor militants that can attack the United States. (militarytimes.com)
  • The north is also the traditional stronghold of many former mujahedeen leaders who have been a dominant force in Afghanistan since driving the Taliban from power in 2001 together with the U.S.-led coalition. (militarytimes.com)
  • The Taliban have issued statements saying hundreds of Afghan security forces have surrendered, most of them going to their homes after being recorded on video receiving transportation money from the Taliban. (militarytimes.com)
  • At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early on Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the volatile southern province of Zabul, officials said, as the insurgents escalate their annual spring offensive. (asianage.com)
  • The Pentagon has asked the White House to send thousands of more troops to Afghanistan to break the deadlocked fight against the Taliban. (asianage.com)
  • Its Taliban allies are making a comeback in Afghanistan, and it is certain to get a big boost there if NATO pulls out. (nautilus.org)
  • U.S. forces are leaving Afghanistan rapidly after almost two decades, and the Taliban seems to be moving in also rapidly and now control roughly half the districts in the country. (wunc.org)
  • A total or significant Taliban takeover of Afghanistan would cause many major concerns in the region. (wunc.org)
  • I'm concerned about the fact that if you look at Afghanistan four years, five years ago, nobody in the political arena actually was even amenable to making peace with the Taliban. (wunc.org)
  • Decades of civil war, terrorist insurgency and a resilient (and untrustworthy) Taliban have made the peace process in Afghanistan a perilous task. (hudson.org)
  • Given that the Taliban and other anti-Afghan government insurgents have operational and logistic infrastructure in Pakistan, the country has significant control and influence over them and can therefore play a key role in reducing the level of violence in Afghanistan. (usip.org)
  • The members of the Security Council called on both the Islamic Republic and the Taliban to engage meaningfully in an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process in order to make urgent progress towards a political settlement and a ceasefire. (unmissions.org)
  • A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year. (afghanistanstudygroup.org)
  • Restrictions on fundamental human rights and freedoms - especially for women and girls - are exacerbating the bleak humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today, as members diverged over the international community's optimal level of engagement with the Taliban in light of such repression. (un.org)
  • Last May, the High Court handed down judgment ( full text ) in the case holding that the 110-day detention of a suspected Taliban commander, SM, by UK forces in Afghanistan was unlawful under Article 5 (right to liberty) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). (justsecurity.org)
  • Afghanistan has been engulfed in violent armed conflict since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, and efforts to build sustainable peace while preventing the re-establishment of extremist rule depend on the inclusion of women. (womenpeacesecurity.org)
  • At the quarterly debate on UNAMA, Council members must call on Afghanistan to ensure that human rights, especially of women and girls, are not traded off in the pursuit of other interests, such as security and reconciliation talks with the Taliban and armed groups. (womenpeacesecurity.org)
  • But the Taliban pulled out after President Biden announced the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan by September 11. (npr.org)
  • KELLY: But I'm confused because the Taliban have wanted the U.S. and other foreign troops to get out of Afghanistan. (npr.org)
Pakistan17
  • FILE - A Pakistani border guard stands on alert as an excavator digs a trench along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman post in Pakistan, May, 16, 2014. (voanews.com)
  • The Pakistan-Afghanistan border must be secured to keep terrorists from crossing 'at free will,' Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S. says. (voanews.com)
  • Pakistan has been cautioning for a long time that the ungoverned spaces in Afghanistan will act as a magnet for the militants of the world,' Chaudhry said. (voanews.com)
  • Pakistan has at times blamed Afghanistan for insurgent attacks on its own borders. (wunc.org)
  • Join Hudson Institute's Director for South and Central Asia and former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Husain Haqqani and National Security Advisor to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib to discuss the status of peace talks in Afghanistan. (hudson.org)
  • Notably, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan reported the most terrorist attacks in 2021.Meanwhile, the Taliban's swift ascension to power in Afghanistan in mid-August has triggered economic disarray and a dire humanitarian crisis in the country. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the path to defeat. (pajhwok.com)
  • Pakistan has started a mission to return Afghan refugees, which has generated conversations and arguments about how to strike a delicate balance between national security imperatives and humanitarian concerns. (eurasiareview.com)
  • The parties reiterated that they would promote trilateral cooperation between China, Afghanistan and Pakistan under the framework of the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' and promote the extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan," said the statement released after the Fifth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue. (isdp.eu)
  • Besides the trilateral meeting, China and Pakistan have also been coordinating efforts to extend their security umbrella to Afghanistan through the BRI. (isdp.eu)
  • The two sides agreed to continue to provide humanitarian and economic assistance to the Afghan people and strengthen development cooperation in Afghanistan, including promoting the extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan," said the joint press release of the Fourth China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue. (isdp.eu)
  • She covers Afghanistan from her base in neighboring Pakistan. (npr.org)
  • To interrupt wild poliovirus transmission in Afghanistan, progress is needed toward regaining campaign access in security-challenged areas, improving campaign quality in accessible areas, and enhancing coordination with Pakistan to track and vaccinate mobile populations at high risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria remain the only countries where transmission of endemic wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) continues ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • To achieve WPV1 eradication, measures to maintain and regain access for SIAs in security-challenged areas, strengthen oversight of SIAs in accessible areas to reduce the number of missed children, and coordinate with authorities in Pakistan to track and vaccinate mobile populations at high risk in their shared transit corridors must continue. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite the tremendous successes, three countries still have not interrupted the transmission of wild poliovirus-Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. (cdc.gov)
  • in Afghanistan, 75% in Pakistan, and 73% in Nigeria 2011 ( 4 ), Of 223 cases reported in 2012, a total of 202 were WPV with substantial variability within each country. (cdc.gov)
Troops25
  • Trump, who is spending most of the week at his golf club in New Jersey, has long been skeptical of the need to keep a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, where U.S. troops have been fighting since 2001. (armytimes.com)
  • The U.S. has about 14,000 troops in Afghanistan. (armytimes.com)
  • Perhaps we should send whatever troops we plan on withdrawing from Iraq this year not home but to Afghanistan. (theglobalist.com)
  • Sending rotating troops to Afghanistan from Iraq would erase any political advantage that the Bush Administration might have derived from bringing them home, of course. (theglobalist.com)
  • First, 35,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan could make a vital difference to the NATO forces now fighting what looks like a full-scale war in the country's three unstable southern provinces. (theglobalist.com)
  • Just because those troops may not be in a position to stabilize Iraq doesn't mean Americans have to give up on Afghanistan. (theglobalist.com)
  • But in one respect, the effect of those troops wouldn't be limited to Afghanistan. (theglobalist.com)
  • Based on your US military experience, how capable is America of policing its troops without the involvement of local courts, something it plans to do in Afghanistan? (rt.com)
  • There is no real plan to police troops and make sure that crimes aren't committed in Afghanistan because that's really been status quo for the war there and the war in Iraq. (rt.com)
  • As the deadline approached, we saw the Obama administration go to Afghanistan, essentially trying all they can to sign an agreement to extend troops in that country until at least 2024. (rt.com)
  • US troops in Afghanistan number about 8,400 today, and there are another 5,000 from NATO allies, who also mainly serve in an advisory capacity -- a far cry from the US presence of more than 100,000 six years ago. (asianage.com)
  • However, the national security adviser did downplay an Oct. 7 tweet in which Trump said the U.S. "should" have all troops in Afghanistan home by Christmas, casting that as part of a long tradition of leaders who say they would like to have forces back home for the holiday. (militarytimes.com)
  • Pentagon officials have previously said there will be less than 5,000 troops in Afghanistan by the end of November. (militarytimes.com)
  • By the end of 2014, close to all of the foreign troops currently in Afghanistan will have left, and the Afghan security forces will have been built up to approximately 352,000 personnel. (undispatch.com)
  • Afghanistan is once again staring down the abyss of state collapse, despite billions of dollars in aid, 45,000 Western troops, and the deaths of thousands of people. (nautilus.org)
  • The pact allows the US and its allies to keep 10,000 to 15,000 troops in Afghanistan after most US and NATO combat troops leave by the end of 2014. (indiavision.com)
  • In addition, the deal gives the US jurisdiction for the prosecution of US troops in Afghanistan. (indiavision.com)
  • Any adjustment to the withdrawal timeline of U.S. troops from Afghanistan must consider the critical needs of the Afghan National Security Forces. (americanprogress.org)
  • Since assuming office, President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah have consistently said that more U.S. troops should remain in Afghanistan than currently committed. (americanprogress.org)
  • These two legal agreements between the United States, NATO, and Afghanistan authorize foreign troops to perform certain activities when they are present in Afghanistan. (americanprogress.org)
  • The Security and Defense Cooperation Agreement, or SDCA, focuses U.S. troops on two missions-counterterrorism and training, advising, and assisting the Afghan security forces. (americanprogress.org)
  • One of the most common complaints from Afghan forces and officials is that they don't have the equipment they need to lead the fight in Afghanistanā€¦But, U.S. troops more often than not say that the Afghans don't need all the high-tech gear. (afghanistanstudygroup.org)
  • President Obama made the right call in deciding to maintain 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan - a number close to that recommended by U.S. military commanders. (cnas.org)
  • The gen-er-al said he's also focused on lay-ered defense along the bor-der, posi-tion-ing troops to pre-vent insur-gents from enter-ing Afghanistan in large num-bers or with loads of weapons. (globaldefence.net)
  • While reas-sign-ing some troops out of the val-ley has giv-en the com-mand need-ed flex-i-bil-i-ty for offen-sive oper-a-tions, it does-n't mean the com-mand is ignor-ing the area. (globaldefence.net)
Humanitarian9
  • The present assistance will be carried out as part of the humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance which the Government of Japan pledged to extend at the International Conference on Afghanistan held in March 2004. (go.jp)
  • The ability of the U.S. military to quickly provide small-scale humanitarian relief and reconstruction services in Afghanistan enhanced the operational effectiveness of U.S. forces in that nation, a new RAND report suggests. (rand.org)
  • Afghanistan may have been the largest recipient of EU development and humanitarian aid over the last two decades, but EU state-building exercises failed to account for the growing insecurity within Afghanistan and changes in the US strategy. (europa.eu)
  • The "Emergency Lifesaving Food Security through Citizen Voice and Action and Health/Nutrition Assistance to Drought and Conflict Affected Communities in Badghis Province of Afghanistan" funded by the German Federal Foreign Office aims to ensure access to food for acute food insecure households and access to humanitarian, lifesaving, equitable health, providing increased equitable access and enable utilisation of quality, life-saving nutrition services in high-priority districts of Badghis Province. (wvi.org)
  • According to the United Nations, more than 24 million people in Afghanistan require humanitarian assistance. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The humanitarian side of the refugee issue must be acknowledged, even though national security concerns take precedence. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said that people in Afghanistan continue to face extreme hardship and uncertainty, with over half of the population - some 24 million people - in need of humanitarian assistance. (un.org)
  • However, the humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan faces a financing gap of $3.14 billion, and $614 million is urgently required to support winter preparedness. (un.org)
  • The international community has compelling humanitarian, political, security and economic reasons to engage in rebuilding and strengthening health systems in fragile states. (cdc.gov)
20215
  • NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the deplorable attack against the United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan, on 30 July 2021, which resulted in the death of an Afghan security forces guard and several injured. (unmissions.org)
  • Afghanistan is at the top of the list of countries affected by terrorism in 2021, local media reported citing the Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • In 2021, Afghanistan was the least peaceful country in the world as it was most affected by terrorism. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The country witnessed as many as 1,426 deaths from terrorism in 2021, which account for 20 per cent of the world's total death due to terrorism, according to the IEP report, which added that at least 2,199 people were injured in terror incidents in Afghanistan while 91 cases of hostages were registered. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • RWI's Afghanistan programme started in September 2021 with the hosting of three Afghan research fellows, financially supported by the Swedish international development agency. (lu.se)
20017
  • The rapid military success of 2001 gave way to a two-decades-long American effort to build civil-society institutions, encourage democracy, and build a sustainable economy in Afghanistan that obscured the very real counterterrorism mission that remained. (centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
  • The signing of the security deal comes as former Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, who had been in power since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, had refused to sign the BSA. (apa.az)
  • The United States and its allies attacked Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington's so-called war on terror. (apa.az)
  • Al Qaeda in Afghanistan since 2001. (nautilus.org)
  • Lucy Morgan Edwards, independent researcher and author, also briefing the Council, said that, "for those paying attention", signs of how the current crisis in Afghanistan would unfold were visible in 2001. (un.org)
  • Noting that the Taliban's political influence in rural areas grew exponentially from 2003 in proportion to Western broken promises, corruption and brutal military response, she said that, to understand why this catastrophic failure occurred, it is necessary to examine the character of the post-2001 Western intervention in Afghanistan. (un.org)
  • By way of background, UK armed forces had been participating since 2001 in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the multinational force present in Afghanistan under a UN Security Council mandate and with the consent of the Afghan government. (justsecurity.org)
Forces29
  • Manage all foreign military sales for the Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF). (wikipedia.org)
  • Plan, budget, and execute all of the infrastructure projects in support of the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces. (wikipedia.org)
  • In partnership with the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), CSTC-A was charged with planning, programming, and implementing reform of the Afghan Security Forces consisting of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police (ANP) in order to develop a stable Afghanistan, strengthen the rule of law, and deter and defeat terrorism within its borders. (wikipedia.org)
  • In April 2009, the Strasbourg-Kehl Summit made the decision to establish NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), an organization responsible for the training and development of Afghan Security Forces. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trump has complained that U.S. forces in Afghanistan serve as "policemen. (armytimes.com)
  • The 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Drum, New York, will deploy to Afghanistan later this year, and the 3rd Security Forces Assistance Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas, will go in to replace the 2nd SFAB, which does much of the training and advising of Afghan security forces around the country. (armytimes.com)
  • He also cautioned that the militias deployed to help the beleaguered national security forces could lead the country into civil war. (militarytimes.com)
  • An attack on a military base in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif left at least 135 security forces dead last month. (asianage.com)
  • It also allows the US-led forces to carry out deadly night-time raids on Afghan homes, which has triggered widespread protests in Afghanistan. (apa.az)
  • At the very least, a DDR [demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration] strategy needs to be discussed NOW," Trevor Keck of the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) tweeted in response to the planned downsizing of the Afghan security forces. (undispatch.com)
  • As is, the Afghan security forces are ill-prepared to avoid harming civilians as they prepare to take the lead in military operations throughout the country. (undispatch.com)
  • Afghan security officials I meet with claim their forces do not and will not harm civilians because they understand local dynamics better than international forces. (undispatch.com)
  • And then there's the issue of the surplus weapons the downsized security forces will no longer need. (undispatch.com)
  • Even with the current level of international support, the Afghan security forces have serious problems with infiltration and loose weapons. (undispatch.com)
  • A closely related issue is how the deterioration in security affects the Afghan population's confidence in the international security forces and the Afghan government's ability to uphold the rule of law. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • In the past fourteen years, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have developed into a collection of professional institutions that are both committed to their mission and highly respected. (usip.org)
  • From inception, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have experienced shifting political and security conditions that have impacted their size, structure, mission, and capacity. (usip.org)
  • Coordination across the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and National Directorate of Security forces in the field is dangerously lacking. (usip.org)
  • The nature of shared decision making within the National Unity Government has led to delays in appointments, thus inhibiting the ability of Afghan security ministries and their forces to effectively exercise command and control. (usip.org)
  • This report examines the development of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), their current structure and capacity, and their challenges in securing long-term financial and operational sustainability. (usip.org)
  • For example, the first act of the national unity government was to sign the U.S.-Afghan Security and Defense Cooperation Agreement, or SCDA-more commonly known as the bilateral security agreement, or BSA-as well as the NATO-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement, or SOFA. (americanprogress.org)
  • More than a typical SOFA, the SCDA also provides for security cooperation between U.S. and Afghan forces, including security assessments coordination and intelligence-sharing, long-term sustainment funding, and, if necessary, considered responses to external aggression against Afghanistan. (americanprogress.org)
  • The United States will complete security transition to Afghan forces by 2014 and will work with the Afghan government to train its security forces to ensure al Qaeda never again establish a safe haven there, President Barack Obama said on Thursday. (pajhwok.com)
  • We will work with the Afghan government to train security forces, and sustain a counterterrorism force, which ensures that al Qaeda can never again establish a safe haven to launch attacks against us or our allies," he said. (pajhwok.com)
  • A new report by the U.S. government watchdog that oversees reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan has called into question the ability of the Afghan government to sustain U.S.-funded security forces and facilities after 2014. (afghanistanstudygroup.org)
  • The Security Council recognizes the sacrifices of the Afghan people and Afghan National Security Forces during the election period, and reiterates that no terrorist act can reverse the path towards Afghan-led peace, democracy and stability. (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • Beijing's push to connect CPEC with Afghanistan will bring more Chinese security forces to the Khunjerab Pass in the Pamir Knot - furthering China's geopolitical interests in Central Asia. (isdp.eu)
  • TALUQAN, Afghanistan, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have rescued a child from kidnappers in Taluqan, capital of the northern Takhar province, and arrested three kidnappers, provincial police spokesman Abdul Mobin Safi said on Saturday. (uzbekistannews.net)
  • Based around the 101st Air-borne Divi-sion, which Camp-bell also com-mands, the com-mand includes some 30,000 coali-tion forces made up of sev-en maneu-ver brigades, an avi-a-tion brigade, and French and Pol-ish task forces. (globaldefence.net)
20234
  • WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from November 21, 2023, to May 20, 2025, due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Afghanistan that prevent individuals from safely returning. (dhs.gov)
  • Current beneficiaries under TPS for Afghanistan must re-register in a timely manner during the 60-day re-registration period from September 25, 2023 through November 24, 2023, to ensure they keep their TPS and employment authorization. (dhs.gov)
  • Under the redesignation of Afghanistan, eligible individuals who do not have TPS may submit an initial Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status , during the initial registration period that runs from September 25, 2023, through May 20, 2025. (dhs.gov)
  • Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Afghanistan September 27, 2023 There is an outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in most provinces in Afghanistan. (cdc.gov)
Council15
  • The Council will consider extending the authorisation for the international force in Afghanistan ahead of its expiry on 13 October. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • At press time no wider discussion was expected due to the fact that the Council had met on 29 September to discuss developments in Afghanistan. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of the victim and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured. (unmissions.org)
  • The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern about the high levels of violence in Afghanistan following the Taliban's military offensive, and called for an immediate reduction of violence. (unmissions.org)
  • The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms all instances of terrorism and deliberate targeted attacks against civilians. (unmissions.org)
  • The members of the Security Council reiterated their support to the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and in this regard, emphasized the importance of the safety and security of UN personnel. (unmissions.org)
  • The members of the Security Council recognized that a sustainable peace can be achieved only through a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process that aims at a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, as well as an inclusive, just, and realistic political settlement to end the conflict in Afghanistan. (unmissions.org)
  • The members of the Security Council recalled UNSC resolution 2513 (2020), reaffirmed that there is no military solution to the conflict, and declared that they do not support the restoration of the Islamic Emirate. (unmissions.org)
  • Article 5 was not qualified or displaced by the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions. (justsecurity.org)
  • SM's arrest and detention for 96 hours, in line with ISAF policy and falling within UN Security Council authorization, was compatible with Article 5 of the ECHR. (justsecurity.org)
  • The Security Council notes positively the efforts of the Afghan people to prepare for and hold these elections, including security arrangements, and reiterates the important role of the Afghan electoral institutions, including the Independent Election Commission and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission. (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • The Security Council looks forward to the conclusion of the electoral process in accordance with the relevant laws and mandates of the electoral institutions and the orderly transition to a new administration and welcomes the ongoing support role of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • The Security Council condemns the actions of those who attempted to disrupt the elections, such as terrorist attacks against civilians, including election personnel and candidates, as well as attacks against election infrastructure. (embassyofafghanistan.org)
  • Nations Security Council resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993). (who.int)
  • In 1925, the Geneva Protocol was signed by 108 nations, including the five nations that would become the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. (medscape.com)
Withdrawal1
Defense5
  • With the Train, Advise and Assist (TAA) mission associated with the Ministry of Defense (MoD), Ministry of Interior (MoI), and Non-Security Ministries, the organization was known as the Deputy Commander - Ministerial Advisor Group, or DCOM-MAG. (wikipedia.org)
  • Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. (defensenews.com)
  • Ali A. Jalali is a distinguished professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at National Defense University and recently served as a senior expert on Afghanistan at the U.S. Institute of Peace. (usip.org)
  • Members of the government and policymakers, the Department of Defense and associated agencies, private security contractors and contracting companies, members of the military, and individuals who want to know about the behavior of private security contractors in Afghanistan will want to read this Senate report. (gpo.gov)
  • The 15th company will perform tasks related to the security of the inner zone of the Kandahar airport, the defense ministry said in a press release. (armyrecognition.com)
UNAMA2
  • Based on the work of NGOWG members and their partners, the NGOWG advocates for eliminating these barriers by encouraging UNAMA to support the Afghan government in fully implementing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP), and ensuring women's full and equal participation in regularly held elections. (womenpeacesecurity.org)
  • My non-academic background includes extended deployments as a human rights field officer with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and as a consultant for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. (lu.se)
NATO4
Militants3
  • Jalalabad [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): A total of 63 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) outfit have laid down arms and surrendered to security authorities in eastern Afghanistan, said an official statement released Tuesday. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • Pardoning the surrendered insurgents for their activities in the past, a senior security official, Mohamad Bashir, said that the former militants will be severely punished if they violate the law or disrupt security in the area, as per Xinhua. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • More than 600 alleged militants affiliated with the hardliner IS group have surrendered to security authorities in the eastern Nangarhar province over the past six months, the statement said. (bignewsnetwork.com)
Kandahar2
  • The contingent guarding Kandahar Airport will return home at the end of 2014, and only adviser teams will stay in Afghanistan after 2015. (armyrecognition.com)
  • In 2011, the surveillance directo- (National), Balkh, Herat, Kandahar indicators in Afghanistan have been rate of the MOPH and CDC reviewed and Nangarhar, regional hospitals, and improving ( 4,5 ). (who.int)
Iraq7
  • If the United States pulls out of Iraq without securing Afghanistan, we could actually leave two countries - Iraq and Afghanistan - in flames, and a third - Iran - ready to make mayhem in both at our expense. (theglobalist.com)
  • And suppose they live around the fringe of your country - coming not from Canada and Mexico, but places like Iraq, Baluchistan, Afghanistan and the Caucasus. (theglobalist.com)
  • The US will insist that an Afghan Security Pact includes immunity for crimes committed by its soldiers in the country, highlighting the colonial nature of its intervention, Michael Prysner, an Iraq veteran and anti-war activist, told RT. (rt.com)
  • So it's not to say it is all, because we won't let Afghan courts try and punish soldiers for committing actual crimes in this country, but no one is going to be held accountable at all, there are multiple cases in the Iraq war we can point to, even in the Afghanistan war. (rt.com)
  • The waves of the fierce crusader campaign against the Islamic world have broken on the rock of the mujahideen and have reached a dead end in Iraq and Afghanistan,' a spokesperson for the newly proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq said on November 29, 2006. (nautilus.org)
  • al-Qaeda's Advice for Mujahideen in Iraq: Lessons Learned in Afghanistan , Ben Venzke and Aimee Ibrahim, 14 April 2003. (nautilus.org)
  • Brian Katulis was particularly upset, and I can understand since I basically said his papers and positions on Iraq and Afghanistan had not been particularly effective. (cnas.org)
Pentagon2
  • And the things that we are fed by the administration, by the US government, by the Pentagon is that we want to stay in Afghanistan just because we want to provide security for the Afghan people and just because we are going to continue fighting Al-Qaeda, otherwise, there will be another terrorist attack on the United States. (rt.com)
  • WASHINGTON - A Republican senator is vowing to delay President Joe Biden's nominees to the State Department and Pentagon unless Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan resign over the administration's handling of Afghanistan. (defensenews.com)
Biden2
  • America's departure from Afghanistan is thus not likely to have the intended effect of ending the so-called "endless war" but may rather drag the Biden administration or its successors back into combat operations to prevent or avenge an attack. (centerforsecuritypolicy.org)
  • President Biden is pushing back against the notion the U.S. mission failed in Afghanistan. (wglt.org)
Taliban's1
  • Markus Potzel, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, said that the Taliban's practices to govern by decree and policy decisions - declared to be in adherence with "Islam and Afghan traditions" - have curtailed fundamental human rights and freedoms, especially for women and girls. (un.org)
Bilateral security1
  • Loya Jirga, or grand assembly of Afghan tribal elders, approved and urged Sunday that the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States be signed by the end of this year, Xinhua reported. (indiavision.com)
Obama3
  • This report was signed by more than twenty current and former senior officials and co-sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), is a bipartisan consensus in support of certain principles that experts believe should guide policy on Afghanistan during the remainder of the Obama administration and the first year of a new administration. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • As the Obama administration considers adjusting the timeline for the next stage of the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan, the most important consideration must be filling strategic capability shortfalls within the ANSF. (americanprogress.org)
  • President Obama understands very well the connection between the views of the American people and a sustainable U.S. national security policy. (cnas.org)
Polio-vaccination1
  • The WHO has been carrying out a polio-vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, one of the last countries in the world where the disease is endemic. (voanews.com)
Trump2
  • BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other members of the national security team briefed President Donald Trump on Friday on the state of peace negotiations in Afghanistan, with Pompeo saying afterward that "led by the president, we are working diligently on the path forward. (armytimes.com)
  • President Donald Trump and national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien talk with reporters. (militarytimes.com)
Afghans5
  • In continued close cooperation with the government of Afghanistan, we remain committed to achieving a comprehensive peace agreement, including a reduction in violence and a ceasefire, ensuring that Afghan soil is never again used to threaten the United States or her allies, and bringing Afghans together to work towards peace," Pompeo said. (armytimes.com)
  • We found that operations in which the Commander's Emergency Response Program was nested improved economic conditions and security for Afghans, and that the program was associated with increases in intelligence gathering, coalition freedom of movement and coalition engagements with the enemy," said Daniel Egel , the lead author of the study and an economist at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization. (rand.org)
  • Afghans are rightly taking the lead in providing for their own peace and security," Kerry said in his statement. (indiavision.com)
  • Afghanistan has ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and is committed to its implementation to ensure better health for all Afghans. (who.int)
  • She has written about domestic violence in the Afghan diaspora in Sweden and about hidden polygamy among Afghans in MalmoĢˆ, as well as many other topics related to the performance of Afghan women in different political contexts in Afghanistan. (lu.se)
Cooperation1
  • Train, Advise and Assist the Afghanistan government in these areas: Plan, Program, Budget, and Execute Transparency, Accountability, and Oversight Rule of Law Sustainment In April 2006, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) was formed from the Office of Security Cooperation-Afghanistan. (wikipedia.org)
Talks1
Poliovirus7
  • In Afghanistan poliovirus has been identified in the past year. (cdc.gov)
  • Travelers to Afghanistan are at increased risk of exposure to poliovirus. (cdc.gov)
  • Afghanistan is one of three countries where transmission of wild poliovirus continues. (cdc.gov)
  • The annual number of reported wild poliovirus cases in Afghanistan has remained steady since 2016 although the geographic spread has decreased. (cdc.gov)
  • 5 years with oral poliovirus vaccine [OPV], regardless of vaccination history), which improved during 2016 to early 2018, worsened in May 2018 in security-challenged areas of the southern and eastern regions. (cdc.gov)
  • March 2013, circulation of indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission following importations, and 122 preventive SIAs continued in only three countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria, and in countries with no WPV cases during 2012. (cdc.gov)
  • SIAs were resumed after security precautions were enhanced doses of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) were administered in for vaccination teams. (cdc.gov)
Prosperous future1
Counterinsurgency2
  • The report examines the use of the Commander's Emergency Response Program, which is commonly known as CERP, in Afghanistan during the counterinsurgency-focused 2010-2013 time frame. (rand.org)
  • Michael's own policy preferences cloud his essay somewhat, but his diagnosis of the problem and its consequences is spot-on: the American Left has failed to develop and market a coherent policy alternative to counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. (cnas.org)
Threat3
  • But unsurmountable challenges remain as the threat to Chinese nationals doing business in Afghanistan continues to compound. (isdp.eu)
  • This dissertation aims to analyse how in Saudi Arabia's perception the Muslim Brotherhood went from being a political asset to a security threat for the Kingdom. (lu.se)
  • It does so by examining the reoccurring historical (in)security elements of the regime in order to understand why they are perceived as a threat. (lu.se)
Reconstruction1
  • The resurgence of local warlords has placed security, rather than reconstruction, at the top of the new Afghan government's agenda. (bbc.co.uk)
Special Rapporteur1
Widespread2
Engagement3
  • In this sense, correctly navigating the final phase of U.S. engagement with Afghanistan will be a powerful factor in strengthening political will behind a strong and steady U.S. leadership role around the world. (cnas.org)
  • The high-level engagement by the visiting Foreign Minister Qin Gang was to consolidate the efforts of China's state-led investment in Afghanistan. (isdp.eu)
  • Increased capacities of Afghan human rights defenders and civil society to work for human rights, gender equality and inclusive governance in Afghanistan, including through engagement with UN mechanisms. (lu.se)
20172
  • Access to children for immunization campaigns improved during 2017 through early 2018 but worsened in May 2018 in security-challenged areas of the southern and eastern regions. (cdc.gov)
  • This report describes polio eradication activities, progress, and challenges to eradication in Afghanistan during January 2017-May 2018 and updates previous reports ( 2 , 3 ). (cdc.gov)
Compound1
  • Several months later, CSTC-A prepared Camp Eggers for turnover to the U.S. Department of State and transferred the unit's personnel and equipment to the Headquarters International Security Assistance Force (HQ ISAF) compound while simultaneously drawing down to Resolute Support mission numbers. (wikipedia.org)
Intervention2
  • World Vision will reach vulnerable households with food assistance through cash distributions and will through this intervention improve the food security at household level of hunger-affected populations in Badghis province. (wvi.org)
  • This provides a working tool that is essential to primary health programming and intervention in Afghanistan. (bvsalud.org)
Peace10
  • In Afghanistan, a peace process began to develop from 2002 when the internal conflict that had lasted more than 20 years ended, and on October 9 this year, a presidential election was held after the adoption of a new constitution in accordance with the Constitution Loya Jirga. (go.jp)
  • Based on the recognition that it is extremely important to proceed with the demobilization of the ex-national army and armed factions by Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) to consolidate peace in Afghanistan, Japan, as the leading country for the DDR of 100,000 ex-national army combatants has proactively provided assistance for that purpose. (go.jp)
  • It is expected that these former combatants will acquire necessary techniques and engage in economic activities so that the local society will be rehabilitated and stabilized, the DDR process will be accelerated and the consolidation of peace in Afghanistan will be further promoted. (go.jp)
  • These projects reflect the philosophy of human security as they try to achieve the consolidation of peace in Afghanistan while restoring the community and to create peace through raising the capacity building of human resources. (go.jp)
  • It is a political settlement that brings peace to Afghanistan. (militarytimes.com)
  • Will negotiations result in a meaningful peace, or will U.S. attempts to extricate itself from Afghanistan empower extremists to reassert total control over the Afghan people? (hudson.org)
  • The full recording of ISDP's recent webinar titled "CACI & SRSP Online Forum: Peace in Afghanistan: A Kazakhstani Perspective" with H.E. Talgat Kaliyev and Frederick Starr, is now available on ISDP's YouTube channel. (isdp.eu)
  • Bulgaria's contribution was valuable and important for the UN in maintaining peace and security globally, the minister said. (armyrecognition.com)
  • He is the director of the Afghanistan Project at the United States Institute of Peace. (npr.org)
  • The programme aim is to contribute to better-informed strategies and initiatives to promote and protect human rights in Afghanistan, with the long-term objective of strengthening conditions for inclusive governance, peace, and respect for human rights and gender equality in the country. (lu.se)
Policemen1
National security8
  • That description irks Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who urged the president to listen to his national security team. (armytimes.com)
  • Dictators and terrorists around the world will tell themselves that, if the toughest pragmatists anyone has ever seen in the White House don't know how to ensure the country's national security, the United States must indeed be a paper tiger. (theglobalist.com)
  • National security adviser Robert O'Brien on Friday appeared to take a swipe at Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, doing nothing to close a rare public disconnect between the president's top national security official and his top uniformed officer over troop levels in Afghanistan. (militarytimes.com)
  • It is important to consider national security considerations when interpreting the Pakistani government's decision to repatriate Afghan refugees. (eurasiareview.com)
  • It is important to consider Pakistan's choice to act against terrorists as a reaction to sincere worries about national security. (eurasiareview.com)
  • This profound sense of skepticism regarding the efficacy of U.S. national security policy will not dissipate without clear and consistent leadership from the President, his team, and the broader foreign policy community. (cnas.org)
  • As threats to the United States multiply, the government will need growing numbers of capable civilians in national security. (cnas.org)
  • He also has a strong interest in national security law. (lu.se)
Drawdown2
  • It is quite likely that the President's advisors also believe the rapid drawdown in 2015 and 2016 is unlikely to materialize exactly as envisioned given the realities on the ground today in Afghanistan. (cnas.org)
  • It is also possible that the U.S. country team in Afghanistan believes that a more ambitious drawdown schedule will give the new Afghan president (to be decided in a June 14 runoff) some more flexibility by not forcing him to resist a more substantial multi-year U.S. troop presence immediately upon taking office. (cnas.org)
Globally1
Pakistan's1
  • Beijing also wants to link Afghanistan through 'hard connectivity' of infrastructure to Pakistan's Gwadar port. (isdp.eu)
Mujahedeen1
  • the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, to the March 14 political coalition in Lebanon in efforts to spread their version of Islam, Wahhabism, or to counterbalance the influence of other states. (lu.se)
Soldiers3
  • As part of assistance to promote the social reintegration of disarmed and demobilized soldiers across Afghanistan, these projects are intended to construct vocational training centers to give them opportunities to acquire technical skills. (go.jp)
  • Bulgaria on Tuesday, July 10, 2013, sent a new contigent of about 300 soldiers to participate in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stationed in Afghanistan. (armyrecognition.com)
  • Bulgarian soldiers members of ISAF on Humvee vehicle patrol in Afghanistan. (armyrecognition.com)
Country4
  • The Committee acknowledged that Afghanistan is a country in transition and that the destruction of institutions and infrastructure seriously impedes the implementation of the rights enshrined in the covenant. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • Noting the 23 March announcement of the continued closure of secondary education for girls, he underscored that Afghanistan is currently the only country in the world that denies girls the full right to education. (un.org)
  • Afghan WHRDs are on the frontline of advancing the WPS agenda at country level, and must be recognized as agents of change who play a fundamental role in shaping the future of Afghanistan. (womenpeacesecurity.org)
  • In January, the Balkan country decided to withdraw some 40 percent of its 600-member contingent stationed in Afghanistan during the first half of 2013. (armyrecognition.com)
Officials1
  • Local officials made desperate calls to journalists to seek attention as they were unable to get hold of senior authorities for help, media reported, highlighting the disarray in security ranks. (asianage.com)
Embassy2
Situation3
  • I think the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating. (voanews.com)
  • The security situation has continued to deteriorate. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • In her study, Maliha argues that efforts to promote girls' right to education in Afghanistan continue to be undermined by sociocultural norms, while the complex security situation in Afghanistan further explains why so many girls remain without education. (lu.se)
Extend1
  • The Government of Japan has decided to extend a grassroots human security grant aid of up to a total of 3,306,259 U.S. dollars (363,688,490 yen) for the projects to construct vocational training centers for former combatants in various regions in Afghanistan (ten projects in total). (go.jp)
Pact1
  • But there is a big deal behind the Security Pact. (rt.com)
Capacities2
  • The SPH Portal is an interactive digital platform that facilitates the sharing and exchange of information regarding multisectoral health security investments, activities, and capacities at national, regional, and global levels. (who.int)
  • The SPH Portal provides a comprehensive one-stop platform for partners and donors to identify gaps in a country's health security capacities, assess opportunities to target their financial and technical resources for the maximum public health benefit, and explore mechanisms for collaboration with countries. (who.int)
Essentially1