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03/23/2007

ITALIAN CRITICIZED FOR HOSTAGE SWAP

ROME - Italy's negotiation for the release of Taliban militants in exchange for the freedom of an Italian hostage in Afghanistan has placed Premier Romano Prodi in the firing line days before a crucial parliamentary vote on keeping the country's troo
03/21/2006

ITALY SUMMONS AFGHAN ENVOY OVER CHRISTIAN CONVENT

The Italian government summoned the Afghan ambassador to Rome on Tuesday to express its concern over reports that a man in Afghanistan faces the death penalty because he has converted to Christianity.
Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini said if t
02/07/2006

AFGHANISTAN MUSTN'T BECOME A NARCO-STATE

Last month, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Afghanistan that could pave the way for a new and more open-minded approach to counternarcotics strategies worldwide. In fact, the resolution called on the participants at a conference of do
02/04/2006

War-weary struggling for stability

Afghanistan's decades-long trek through the mire of poverty and mayhem could be shortened by a push from the international community, which has pledged $10.5 billion (U.S.) in aid to move the war-devastated country further along the road to recovery.
12/12/2005

IMPROVEMENTS IN AFGHAN POLLS SUGGESTED

Chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) on Saturday recommended improvements in Afghanistan's future elections.
"Overall, given their complexity and operational challenges, the elections are an accomplishment, al
10/02/2005

AFGHAN ELECTION WORRIES MONITORS

European Union observers in Kabul yesterday warned that fraud and intimidation were threatening the integrity of the recent Afghan elections. These were held nearly two weeks ago but because of complex logistics, counting is still under way.

10/01/2005

MY VIEW OF AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTION

The Sept. 16 editorial "Afghanistan Votes" described me as "one of those who condemned the U.S. intervention against the Taliban, which . . . would 'all but doom' millions of Afghans 'to death.' "

In fact, during a debate at the European Parli
10/01/2005

MY VIEW OF AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTION

he Sept. 16 editorial "Afghanistan Votes" described me as "one of those who condemned the U.S. intervention against the Taliban, which . . . would 'all but doom' millions of Afghans 'to death.' "
In fact, during a debate at the European Parli
09/27/2005

ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY CAN CO-EXIST

Emma Bonino, who led the EU Election Observation Mission in Afghanistan for the September 18 parliamentary elections, is optimistic about democracy in Afghanistan. Even if the country still has a long way to go.


The Italian Radical
09/27/2005

Emma Bonino active on bridging democracy in the Muslim world

Brussels, 27 September 2005 - ALDE Member Emma Bonino (Radical Party, IT) has just returned back from Afghanistan where she acted as Head of the EU election observation mission to the 18 September 2005 elections for the Wolesi Jirga (lower ho
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