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Afghan provinces get millions to reduce poppies

KABUL—The U.S. on Monday agreed to hand out millions of dollars in development aid to provinces in Afghanistan that have eliminated or reduced the production of opium poppies, the raw ingredient in making heroin. The poppy crop in Afghanistan, which ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Boston Globe,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Anthony Wayne,  White House,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush

Clinton: US will hold Karzai to promises of reform

KABUL - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lauded the newly sworn-in Afghan president for outlining a plan to crack down on corruption in his inaugural speech Thursday, but warned that Washington and the international community would hold ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamid Karzai,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Stanley A. McChrystal

Clinton: Afghan election needs to yield `results'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that the international community will support the embattled Afghan government, but expects it to build up the country's defense forces, boost security and improve the lives of its ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, eTaiwan News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Hamid Karzai

Clinton: US will keep pushing Afghan govt reform

KABUL - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed Wednesday that the United States will keep pressing the Afghan government to crack down on rampant corruption, saying the American military cannot defeat militancy without the help of a ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Hamid Karzai,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  Al-Qaeda,  Barack Obama

Clinton urges Afghan leader to institute reforms

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is welcomed by top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChystal, left, at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Clinton arrived in Afghanistan to attend ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Hamid Karzai,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  Al-Qaeda,  Barack Obama

Afghans on hold, awaiting Karzai, Obama decisions

Published: 11/18/2009  5:26 AM Last Modified: 11/18/2009  5:28 AM KABUL — Its protracted presidential election has finally been decided, but Afghanistan is on hold. President Barack Obama hasn't said how many troops he'll send. Speculation abounds ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Tulsa World,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Abdullah Abdullah,  Hamid Karzai,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  NATO

Yet another anti-corruption unit for Afghanistan

KABUL - Afghanistan's newly unveiled anti-corruption unit drew guarded praise Monday from a wary international community, which has heard President Hamid Karzai promise before to end the graft and thievery that's bleeding his nation. ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Karl W Eikenberry,  Hamid Karzai,  Taliban,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  European Union

Afghan government relaunches anti-corruption squad

A fghan officials launched a new anti-corruption unit and major crime fighting force Monday amid stiff international pressure to clean up the government following a fraud-tainted presidential election. The Afghan government has been dogged by corruption ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamid Karzai,  United Nations,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Mohammad Sarwar

Afghan gov't announces anti-corruption squad

KABUL - Afghan officials announced a new anti-corruption unit and major crime fighting force Monday amid stiff international pressure to clean up the government following a fraud-tainted presidential election. ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Karl W Eikenberry,  Hamid Karzai,  Taliban,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Afghan gov't launches anti-corruption squad

KABUL (AP) -- Afghan officials launched a new anti-corruption unit and major crime fighting force Monday amid stiff international pressure to clean up the government following a fraud-tainted presidential election. The Afghan government has been ...

From DEB RIECHMANN, Buffalo News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Mohammad Sarwar,  Hamid Karzai,  United Nations

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