From: Institute for War and Peace Reporting As Kyrgyzstan prepares to go to the polls on October 15 to elect a new president, some analysts predict that incumbent Almazbek Atambaev is positioning himself to retain influence even after he leaves office. Atambaev will step down December 1 after a six-year term, and is constitutionally barred from seeking another. But one… Read more »
From: Institute for War and Peace Reporting All parties to ongoing fighting in southern Afghanistan are violating the rules of war, according to speakers at an IWPR debate in Kandahar this month. Government forces and the Taleban alike were causing civilian casualties through the use of human shields, heavy weaponry and targeted killings. An audience of more than 100 men… Read more »
From: New York Times KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Muhammad Anwar, 8, was vomiting all night and had severe diarrhea. His father, Hajji Aslam, did not know what to do. Most, and perhaps all, of the clinics in Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan are shut, including the one in their village, Shawali Karez. The province remains largely controlled by the Taliban, who… Read more »
From: Aljazeera A five-year-old Pakistani girl was killed on Saturday after she was hit in the head by a bullet fired by Indian troops across the border in disputed Kashmir, officials said. The incident took place in Polas village at Abbaspur sector on the Line of Control, the de facto border dividing Kashmir between nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India.