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Afghanistan
NATO~ISAF
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Afghanistan – NATO ~ ISAF – 2009 |
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Afghan Mission – Women's Rights
– NATO / ISAF – April 2009 Divisions over Women's Rights — Not by Sex, but by Education A Major Issue in the Upcoming Afghan Presidential Election Edited excerpts from an article published by Associated Press [1] Many Male Politicians & Intellectuals Join the Battle for Women's Rights 
[ On 15 April ] Afghan women protested a restrictive law that critics say legalizes [sexual coercion within
marriage]. Crowdsof men threw stones and shouted insults at the protesters, [but] a few men marched and chanted alongside the women. These are the men – many of them prominent male politicians and intellectuals – who are taking up the battle for women's rights and calling for change. Activists say that men's support for women's rights is vital in this patriarchal culture, where men hold sway in government – and within the Afghan family. Read edited excerpts from an article by Heidi Vogt, published by Associated Press |
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Troop Deployment – US Marines –
Afghanistan Policy Review – March 2009 President Obama speaks to US Marines at Camp Lejeune: the troop reductions in Iraq and the increases in Afghanistan Edited excerpts of an article first published by the Christian Science Monitor US soldiers, sailors, airmen, & Marines – are already serving in Iraq & Afghanistan 
Current activity of US Marines includes:• Camp Lejeune Marines now serving with (or about to join up with ) the ' 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force ' now operating in Iraq • those with the ' Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force ' now serving in Afghanistan • those among the almost 8,000 US Marines who are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan Read edited excerpts from a speech given by US president Obama |
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New Afghan Strategy – US Military Reports
– New President – January 2009 US Military – New Deployments & New Strategy in Afghanistan Canada should keep an open mind about extension of CF mission Edited excerpts of 17 January 2009 article – published by Associated Press (AP) US Commander in Afghanistan , General David McKiernan , wants Stryker Brigades As the Pentagon looks to double the existing force in Afghanistan, the overall cast of the military's growing force in Afghanistan is becoming clearer. Commanders want to beef up the expeditionary units and trainers in the south and east with enough new troops to stem the violence, without becoming an occupying force which would alienate Afghan civilians. Their challenge is to get troops into the hundreds of tiny villages in the volatile southern region, where the Taliban insurgency has been centered. To do that, General David McKiernan, the top US Commander in Afghanistan, has asked for more mobile forces. He believes that the US Army's LAV III-based Stryker vehicles [ below] will allow soldiers to move more easily along the rugged trails to the widely dispersed tribal enclaves.  Stryker
Brigade Combat TeamsEach of these US Army combat teams comes out - fitted with several hundred eight-wheeled, nineteen-ton armoured vehicles. Strykers offer greater protection than ' Humvees ' , but are more manoeuvrable than the heavily armoured, mine-resistant vehicles that are being used across Iraq. [Left: US Army Stryker with cage] Read edited excerpts of 17 January 2009 article – published by Associated Press |
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