· November, 2007

Stories about Afghanistan from November, 2007

Afghanistan: Baghlan Massacre

  27 November 2007

Barnett R. Rubin analyzes the aftermaths of the Baghlan bombing in Afghanistan early this month, reviewing the Senlis Council report, which, as he says, presents a misleading map of Afghanistan...

Afghanistan: Another Bomb Hits Official

  21 November 2007

Carl Robichaud reports that another fatal suicide attack occured in a province of Afghanistan that has rarely seen violence before. Suicide bomb has hit governor's compound in Nimruz; another attack...

Afghanistan: Taliban Regrouping

  19 November 2007

hadi1121 says that quite a few people have now complained about Taliban regrouping across the border in Pakistan or even perhaps in Iran. “Taliban are gaining ground, planting IED’s and...

Afghanistan: Prospects for Baluchi Valley

  19 November 2007

Peter Marton reviews the current situation and perspectives for further development of the Baluchi Valley of Afghanistan. More presence of the Afghan authorities might secure the area better, but there...

Afghanistan: Fighting Hunger

  16 November 2007

Afghanistan Watch reports that country director of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan is lamenting that citizens and the media tend to overlook humanitarian work in Afghanistan, preferring to keep...

Afghanistan: Undermined Mission

  16 November 2007

Carl Robichaud considers that a too-narrow focus on counterinsurgency operations has undermined the mission in Afghanistan, and that it is high time to look for the right combination of military...

Afghanistan: Update on Baghlan Bombing

  15 November 2007

Peter Marton provides an update on the suicide bombing attack that has hit the northern province of Afghanistan earlier this month, targeting Afghani MPs. Apparently, some of the victims among...

Afghanistan: Examining Private Security

  14 November 2007

Bboyd reviews the recent report from Swisspeace that discusses private security contracting in Afghanistan, and says that the research -due to its extensiveness and care – gives some bona-fide examination...

Afghanistan: Journalist Arrested

  14 November 2007

Nasim Fekrat reports that Ghows Zalmay, a media professional from Afghanistan, was arrested on the border on Sunday while trying to flee into Pakistan. He is accused of that his...

Afghanistan: Explosions of Violence

  13 November 2007

More than 40 people, including five Afghan lawmakers and a number of children, were murdered on Tuesday in one of the deadliest suicide attacks since the fall of the Taliban,...

Afghanistan: Jirgas and Distortion

  13 November 2007

A while ago, we learned that Hamid Karzai was willing to negotiate with the Taliban. Little has come of that, and Afghanistanica offers an explaination: I would love to see...

Afghanistan: Aftermath of Terror Attack

  9 November 2007

Carl Robichaud resumes the tragic consequences of the terror attack in Afghanistan, saying that sixty eight civilians have been buried, a hundred more are wounded, and countless questions remain because...