Afghanistan War Video
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Chemical and biological weapons, Iraq military/Republican Guard, armored raid/Baghdad, "jihad" armies, Saddam video, Iraqi TV, protecting infrastructure/precision targeting, surrenders/intelligence, free Iraqi forces, dismantling "structures of fear," new Iraqi government, control of Baghdad, execution of military plan, reported Russian-Iraqi links, interim Iraqi authority, State-Defense Department views, prospects for democracy, post-war coalition forces, Afghanistan security, Arab views, positive change in Muslim world, effect of war on other nations) (8580) ... [Read More]
Kabul – Kandahar Road Dedication
[ DSL/Cable] [ dial-up] [ audio] [ Broadcast Glossary] The once-torturous but now silkily reconstructed road between Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar was formally completed today in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. President Bush had promised Karzai that the road would be completed on time, and as Afghanistan opened its constitutional Assembly, the Loya Jerga, the road was opened. [Read More]
White House Fact Sheet: Rebuilding Afghanistan
Empowering Women: The Afghan Government wants to give women the education, skills, and tools they need to obtain jobs, support families, and integrate into the political and public life of Afghanistan. Most U.S. Government programs in Afghanistan assist women, and there are a significant number of female-specific programs, as well. These include refurbishing the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs building, providing technical advisors to the ministry, establishing a women's resource center with internet access, computer training, and print and video materials on women's rights. ... [Read More]
US and Coalition 2001
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera network broadcast a videotape in which bin Laden aide Suleiman Abou-Gheith threatened further hijackings and attacks by "thousands of young people who look forward to death like the Americans look forward to living." ... September 20, 2001: President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress, proclaimed that "freedom and fear are at war," and warned the Taliban to hand over bin Laden and all other al-Qaida leaders, free its prisoners, and close its terrorist training camps or face the consequences. He talked of a long campaign against terrorism and warned all countries that they would be regarded as hostile regimes if they continued to support terrorism. Bush announced the establishment of a Cabinet-level Office of Homeland Security, and nominated Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania as Director. ... [Read More]
Remarks
1111--11/17/04 Counternarcotics Initiatives for Afghanistan; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; On-The-Record Briefing; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
Afghan Donor Conference Video
Video Source: existing OBS material ... The Afghan National Army has begun to participate in making the country more secure and disarming warlord militias, but it is still a work in progress. (15”) ... SOT Farooq Wardak, Director of the Secretariat ... [Read More]
Afghanistan
Members of the PVSV, the Taliban's religious police, arrested or assaulted individuals on the streets for infractions of Taliban rules concerning dress, hair length, and facial hair, as well as for the violation of the prohibition on women being in the company of men who were unrelated to them. The Taliban required women to wear a burqa, a tent-like outer garment that covers a woman from head to toe, when in public (see Sections 2.c. and 5). Men were required to wear their beards a certain length or longer, not to trim their beards, and to wear head coverings. Men whose beards did not conform to the guidelines on beard length set out by the Taliban were subject to imprisonment for 10 days and mandatory Islamic instruction (see Section 2.c.). According to Amnesty International, Taliban members took children hostage in an effort to compel their fathers to surrender (see Section 1.d.). The Taliban reportedly also required parents to give their children "Islamic" names. Many of these restr ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]
Construction of Road from Kabul to Kandahar in Afghanistan
The once-torturous but now reconstructed road between Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar was formally completed December 16, 2003 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. President Bush promised Karzai that the road would be completed on time. As promised, the road was opened on time and the ceremony coincided with Afghanistan opening its constitutional Assembly, the Loya Jerga, The resurfacing reduced travel time on its 300-mile distance from as much as 30 hours to 6 or less and is the most visible sign of America’s post-war reconstruction. The USAID provided more than $190 million to complete the highway, the first phase of an effort to rebuild the ring road that circumnavigates Afghanistan. ... [Read More]
Afghanistan
President Bush (May 23): "Your leadership has been strong, and it's in our interests that Afghanistan be free. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for terrorists. Afghanistan is a key partner in the global war on terror. Our troops have fought and will continue to fight side-by-side to defeat the few who want to stop the ambitions of the many." [ full text; United States-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership] ... The United States has made a long-term commitment to help Afghanistan rebuild itself after years of war. The U.S., along with others in the international community, currently provides resources and expertise to Afghanistan in a variety of areas, including humanitarian relief and assistance, capacity-building, security needs, counter-narcotic programs, and infrastructure projects. The U.S. also supports the Afghan Government in its efforts to establish a framework for a vibrant civil society, one that emphasizes democratic principles through a rule of law and creates accountable and transparent forms of government. The United States and its international partners remain committed to helping Afghans realize their vision for a country that is stable, democratic, and economically successful, and to an Afghan government committed to the protection of women's rights, human rights, and religious tolerance. ... [Read More]
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