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But France is also keen to stress the E.U.'s mission neutrality. "It is a reconstruction mission, a development mission and a humanitarian one," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said, adding that that the aim was solely to protect displaced refugees, not to help Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno. Some...
From Tarin Kowt, the provincial capital, it's easy to see why. To the north, three brown mountains rise steeply like the ramparts of a giant castle. Beyond them lies a sprawl of steep ridges and peaks riddled with caves and crisscrossed with narrow trails. Camp Holland, the ISAF's...
Even in areas near the Tarin Kowt and Deh Rewood bases, people complain that the ISAF does not have the resources to protect them. Some say the Dutch seem reluctant to leave their bases, but the Netherlands force - aimed more at reconstruction than fighting - lacks the manpower to do all...
Tribal elder Haji Obeidullah claims the Dutch troops should have arrived much sooner and came only when the situation turned critical. "It was only when the tribes came to [local police chief Toor Abdullah's] aid that he was saved," he says. "People are calling the Dutch cowards." It's...
The ISAF's way is to convince people. A key part of that approach is providing infrastructure for the province, one of Afghanistan's poorest. The Australian Provincial Reconstruction Team has built a causeway over the Garmab Mandah River, and at Tarin Kowt rebuilt the provincial hospital, redeveloped a health...