Government calls for calm as Kirkuk authority urges union with Kurdish region. By Tiare Rath in New York Politicians have warned that Kirkuk provincial council’s threat to join the region to Iraqi Kurdistan will inflame tensions and undermine national unity. The Kurdish-dominated provincial council called for the region to be brought under the control of […]
Drugs, Refugees and Militants
After Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, four million Afghan refugees had crossed the PAK-Afghan border to escape death, till 1989 Soviets were defeated and were compelled to retreat from Afghanistan, during Taliban rule in Afghanistan refugees were reluctant to go back, after demise of Taliban rule and with arrival of Mr. Hamid Karazai in […]
Turning Afghan Heroin in Kalashnikovs
Remote Afghan province is home to major trading post for heroin destined for Europe and arms for Taleban and other militants. By Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi in Badakhshan The bazaar sits on a small island in the river Panj, a narrow expanse of shallow but fast-flowing water that is all that separates the Badakhshan region of […]
Maliki Bolstered by Basra Sweep
By Hiwa Osman (29-Apr-08) Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent crackdown on militias in Basra has opened a fresh chapter in Iraqi politics, given the army new impetus, and restored a degree of public confidence in the state’s ability to enforce the rule of law. But building on this success will depends greatly on his next […]
Paraguay: More Blogger Reactions to Lugo Victory
by Muna Annahas Fernando Lugo , the ex-Catholic bishop candidate for the Alianza Patriotica Para el Cambio (Patriotic Alliance for Change), was recently elected Paraguay’s new President in the elections held on April 20th, and who obtained 40.8% of the votes. He was followed by Blanca Ovelar with 30.8% and Lino Oviedo with 21.9% Pedro […]
Maliki Bolstered by Basra Sweep
By Hiwa Osman Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent crackdown on militias in Basra has opened a fresh chapter in Iraqi politics, given the army new impetus, and restored a degree of public confidence in the state’s ability to enforce the rule of law. But building on this success will depends greatly on his next move, […]
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