Friday, February 1, 2013

Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 1, 2013

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Cooper, right, conducts a mission briefing before departing Forward Operating Base Farah in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2013. Cooper is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. During the mission, team members will be teaching Afghan students about photojournalism. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives

HRW: Afghan Situation Poor, Risks Increasing -- Voice of America

ISLAMABAD — In its annual global report released Thursday, Human Rights Watch warns that any plans by the international community to decrease aid to Afghanistan as foreign troops leave the country raises the risk of increased human rights abuses in the country.

With international troops set to leave Afghanistan in 2014, the New York-based rights group says that both anti-government and pro-government forces are guilty of human rights abuses. While the Taliban and other militant groups routinely target and harm civilians, the report indicates, Afghan authorities continue to allow warlords and human rights abusers to operate with impunity.

The result is a civilian population caught in the crossfire.

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More News On Afghanistan

US deaths in Afghan war drop to 4-year low as troops shift out of combat to advise Afghans -- AP
3 Taliban killed in Afghanistan, 12 detained -- Central Asia Online
Detained Taliban man kills two Afghan policemen -- Yahoo News
Taliban may be enduring a rift, Pentagon official says -- USA Today
Mortars fired from Afghanistan kill six in South Waziristan -- Frontier Post
U.S. Developing Afghanistan C-130 Deal -- Defense News
Inspector general for Afghan reconstruction: Problems remain -- Stars and Stripes
US ready to cut off development aid to Afghanistan if graft persists -- Trust Law
Afghan massacre trial set for Sept.
-- AP
Rights in Afghanistan at risk as NATO troops leave: report
-- Reuters
As US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, a new brand of warrior emerges -- Examiner
Young Afghans Face Backlash Over Music
-- Wall Street Journal
The Way Forward in Afghanistan -- Andy Thomchick, Heritage Foundation
Afghanistan beyond 2014 -- Mahmood Shah, DAWN
Agency Serves Up Super Bowl Fare for Troops in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense

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