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Afghan women’s futures must not be overlooked

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - By Masha Hamilton - Aug. 21 (Opinion) - A woman at a polling centre in Kandahar City. Afghanistan is heading to the polls for national elections -- but out of 41 presidential candidates, only two are women. Progress has been slow since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Perhaps to appease conservatives ahead of the election, President Hamid Karzai recently enacted a [...]

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Securing the vote in volatile northeastern Afghanistan

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - Aug. 19 (Opinion) - Holding an election here against the wishes of our numerous enemies will certainly be interesting. Not only are we sure to see more attacks, but we’re also sure to have less support in the form of air since those air assets are likely to be needed everywhere else as well.

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Taliban tightens noose around Afghan city ahead of vote

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - Aug. 19 (Special Report) - As election day in Afghanistan approaches, tens of thousands of American and British troops there are doing all they can to guarantee the security of millions of Afghan voters. But the Taliban is doing all it can to let these voters know that they are not safe.

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Reading the messages behind Afghan election posters

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - By Scott Bohlinger - Aug. 19 (News Analysis) - Scott Bohlinger is a political analyst and writer who has lived in Afghanistan since 2006. He works for a non-governmental organization in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan and has traveled extensively in the Middle East. In the run-up to this Thursday’s elections in Afghanistan, I've noticed a menagerie of political artwork and iconography. Every surface is increasingly plastered [...]

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Afghan election excitement overshadows Taliban threat

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - Aug. 19 (Interview) - As election day in Afghanistan approaches, tens of thousands of American and British troops there are doing all they can to guarantee the security of millions of Afghan voters. But the Taliban is doing all it can to let these voters know that they are not safe.

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Taliban threats loom over Afghanistan’s upcoming election

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - By Martin Savage, Alex Their - Aug. 17 (Interview) - On Thursday, Afghanistan will have its second ever democratic presidential election but the legitimacy is being threatened by an outside challenger: The Taliban. For weeks the Taliban has been making threats of violence to any Afghan that goes to the polls on August 20. Due to these threats, some 1,200 polling stations – of the country’s 7,000 – have been closed or moved for security reasons. Outside analysts believe that if disruptions continue, the legitimacy of the vote could be spoiled.

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Afghanistan, Iraq and the Clintons

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - By Martin Savidge, Gideon Rose, Carla Robbins - Aug. 14 (Interview) - Week in review: Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine and Carla Robbins of The New York Times discuss the week’s top stories: A major U.S. offensive as national elections approach in Afghanistan, a surge in suicide bombings in Iraq and Hillary Clinton's trip to Africa.

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U.S. launches assault on Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - By Martin Savidge, Anthony Cordesman - Aug. 12 (Interview) - United States Marines went on the offensive on Wednesday, launching a major new attack on a Taliban stronghold in the south of Afghanistan. Hundreds of Marines, along with Afghan troops, went into battle under the cover of darkness to take back control of the town of Dahaneh in Helmand Province, a key base for Taliban fighters. Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who worked on an advisory board to General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the offensive and the next phase of the war in Afghanistan.

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What is statelessness?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - Jul. 17 (Special Report) - Statelessness could mean you are trapped in the country you were born — with no birth certificate, no passport and no right to vote. You many not be able to own land ownership, access to health care and legal employment. Twelve to 15 million people live in limbo without the benefits of nationality.

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