Worst Place For The World's Children: Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy
Where is the worst place for children to be born in 2009, especially girls? Surprise! Afghanistan. Today, UNICEF published a special report titled State of the World's Children; Daniel Toole, UNICEF regional director for South Asia, told a news briefing in Geneva earlier today:
Afghanistan today is without a doubt the most dangerous place to be born.
After eight years since the U.S. invasion, this is just one more incentive to encouarge the Obama administration to make a decision on its role in the region.
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Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: U.N. -- Reuters
Eight Years Later: 'Most Dangerous Place To Be Born' -- ABC News
Karzai Sworn In for Second Term as President -- New York Times
Karzai Has Plenty of Promises for the West -- Wall Street Journal
Karzai Sets Key Goals in Inaugural Address -- Washington Post
US Aims to Hold Afghanistan's Karzai to His Pledges of Reform -- L.A. Times
Obama Won't Make Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving, Aides Say -- FOX News
White House Aides: No Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving -- Washington Post
Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly -- AP
Brown Vows to Continue War Effort in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Brown Gets Ahead of the U.S. on Afghanistan Policy -- Wall Street Journal
British Support for Afghan War Fades -- Time Magazine
Germany remains commited to NATO mission in Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle
Germany to reassess Afghan troop levels next year -- Reuters
US Defense Secretary Urges Against Afghan Withdrawal Timeline -- Voice of America
Improvements in Afghan Governance Will Take Time, Gates Says -- U.S. Department of Defense
Mullen: Talks Favor Broad Afghanistan Solution -- U.S. Department of Defense
Taliban Chief Hides Among Pakistan Populace -- Washington Times
Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Commentaries And Analysis
To Succeed in Afghanistan, We Must Fail -- Gerard Russell, Los Angeles Times
Opinion: How to finance the war in Afghanistan? -- C.M. Sennot, Global Post
Obama the Undecider -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post opinion
Afghans Want Obama to Hold Karzai's Feet to the Fire -- Pashtoon Atif, Los Angeles Times
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