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8 February 2010 - President Karzai emphasizes peace talks with the armed opposition and ensuring security in Afghanistan; General McChrystal says security jobs will not be assigned to Afghan Army until it is ready for such job; President Karzai calls on foreign forces to halt military raids on Afghan villages; Afghanistan needs strong international backing for plan to woo former militants - Karzai; and US not in direct talks with Afghan Taliban - Holbrooke.
8 February 2010 - Throughout December and January, more than 600 families of the Jalriz district in the province of Maidan Wardak received food packages funded by the Italian Government and distributed by UNOPS.
8 February 2010 - The United Nations has completed its “winterization” programme in two provinces of the southeast region benefiting 5,000 families in all.
7 February 2010 - Top UN envoy warns NATO defence ministers against over-militarization in Afghanistan; UN SRSG says humanitarian aid should not be distributed by military forces; UN Security Council welcomed on Friday the results of the London Conference on Afghanistan; and USAID to donate US$ 30 million to farmers to improve farming system in Afghanistan.
7 February 2010 - Being primarily driven by an agro-economy, Afghanistan has a lot of livestock that are the main and, in some places, the only income-generation machine for thousands of families whose cattle are their livelihood.
6 February 2010 - NATO chief predicts improvements in Afghanistan; Karzai attends Munich security conference; and UNICEF appeals for US$ 28 million to assist Afghan children and women.
5 February 2010 (Istanbul, Turkey) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Kai Eide, today warned against the dangers of a “development where the military – out of impatience with the civilian components of Afghan institutions and international structures – takes on more of the civilian tasks.” Extracts from Kai Eide's speech
5 February 2010 - The Security Council today welcomed the communiqué from the recent international conference on Afghanistan, saying it set a clear agenda and agreed priorities for peace and security in the country, and was underpinned by a comprehensive strategy for the Government in Kabul.
5 February 2010 - Any agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban should include a clear commitment to protect women’s human rights, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women said today. UN Radio report
5 February 2010 - The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) today called for boosting the body’s partnership with the United Nations to tackle threats to peace and security.
A young Afghan Kuchi in Kabul.
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