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This is latest RAWA newsletter. 1.
100 children leave orphanage due to lack of facilities
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Afghanistan's refugee crisis 'ignored'
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Swan song for NATO: The real cost of defeat in Forgettistan
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Iran deports Afghans despite call for winter halt
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Fear and Resolve in Kabul
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100 children leave orphanage due to lack of facilities
PAN:
Food shortage and cold weather compelled over 100 children to run away from
Ghazni province orphanage, a report claimed on Sunday.
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Afghanistan's refugee crisis 'ignored'
The
Guardian: A growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is being overlooked as an
unknown number of people are fleeing their homes, caught between security forces
and the Taliban, Red Cross officials have told the Guardian.
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Swan song for NATO: The real cost of defeat in Forgettistan
Spero
News: It was supposed to be "the good war"; a war against terror; a war of
liberation. It was intended to fix the eyes of the world on America's state of
the art weaponry, its crack troops and its overwhelming firepower. It was
supposed to demonstrate�once and for all-- that the world's only superpower
could no longer be beaten or resisted; that Washington could deploy its troops
anywhere inn the world and crush its adversaries at will.
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Iran deports Afghans despite call for winter halt
AFP:
Kabul is seeking an urgent meeting with Teheran about the deportation of
Afghans, the government said on Wednesday, with 7,000 forced out in the past
month despite a pledge to halt expulsions over winter.
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Fear and Resolve in Kabul
The
Washington Post: With its fortress-like outer walls and posh interior, its
sumptuous brunches and post-sauna massages, the Kabul Serena Hotel was a symbol
of both progress and privilege -- a haven for foreign visitors in a harsh,
unfamiliar environment and an inaccessible tower for most poor Afghans.
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