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Contributions from
the Column
Facts and trends
Reconstruction in Iraq: windfalls from war
Trade alone does not deliver development
Concern over independence of EU humanitarian aid
Debt relief for Iraq?
UN adopts convention to fight corruption
Security situation in Afghanistan fragile
German-Indonesian cooperation
Bribery in Nigeria’s oil business
Interview with Hans-Joachim Preuss: “The Kunduz operation will not bring more security”
12/2003
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[ Security situation in Afghanistan fragile ]
“The security situation in Afghanistan has worsened alarmingly in 2003.” This is the gloomy conclusion drawn by the Bonn International Conversion Centre (BICC) in a new study titled ‘Confronting Afghanistan’s Security Dilemma’. The reasons for it are the activities of the powerful provincial warlords, the re-emergence of the Taliban, the drugs trade and other crime, and the destabilising influence of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries. The study says reform of the security sector covering the military, the police and the legal system, the demobilisation of combatants, and the fight against drugs are progressing much slower than planned. This is due mainly to international support not matching the demands. The BICC says it will probably take at least another three to five years before the Afghani security forces attain their full capacity. Until then it is essential to extend the operational area of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to cover the entire country. In addition, stronger action must be taken against the illegal business activities of the warlords. This should be done by both pressure and business promotion, the latter to persuade the provincial rulers to switch from the economy of war to the civil economy. (ell)
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