Indian Batsman Suresh Raina and Afghan Captain Nowroz Mangal exchanged "Bowl Out Polio" cricket bats

2010-04-SD-100

Feature News Release

By Lt. Col. Keith Moore Public Affairs Officer,

Agriculture Development Team

KABUL, Afghanistan (April 30) - ISAF forces in Zabul Province gained a new tool in the agricultural redevelopment process this month as the Zabul Agriculture Development Team (ADT) started operations.

The ADT, made up of approximately 60 members of the Arkansas National Guard, arrived in the provincial capital earlier this month and has been establishing relationships with governmental

- It is impossible to discuss the economy of Afghanistan without giving equal considering to the perilous security and political situation that overshadows all activity in the country. A protracted presidential electoral process culminated in the inauguration of President Karzai on December 19, 2009. The parliament has rejected many of the President's cabinet nominees, leaving 11 posts still vacant at the time of this writing. Given the short lead time and outstanding issues about the process of validation of election results, parliamentary elections

International Mine Action day is marked globally on April 4th. This year MAPA celebrated with a series of events leading up to the day. On 3rd April an Open Day was hosted by implementing partner OMAR. UN special representative of the Secretary General in Afghanistan joined the ambassadors of the USA and Canada in giving speeches and committing to support Mine Action. All attendees had the opportunity to visit the landmine museum as well as meet many implementing partners who set up displays

- Political Support

5 conferences in Tokyo

?Tokyo Conference (2002.1) (Start of reconstruction process)

?DDR conference (2003.2)

?DIAG conference ? (2006.7)

?DIAG conference ? (2007.6)

?JCMB meeting (2008.2)

- Support for counterterrorism Maritime Interdiction activities

?Replenishment support to vessels engaged in the counter-terrorism Maritime Interdiction activities in the Indian Ocean

-120 Japanese civilians based in Afghanistan

(1) Japanese Embassy

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In 2003 the Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service was created within DPKO to promote rule of law work, addressing both judicial and penal systems, in UN peace missions.
This Update introduces the work of this Service and of Justice Components working in peace missions around the world.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (April 29) - ISAF bomb disposal experts from the Joint Force Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Taskforce have cleared the road to the market town of Shahzad in southwest Helmand. The road was littered with improvised explosive devices and surrounded by insurgent positions, and was previously impassable for the local population in an area controlled by the Taliban until Operation Moshtarak.

The task took five weeks to complete, with the team painstakingly clearing improvised explosive devices from

SURKH ROD, Afghanistan - NATO troops raided the home of a prominent Afghan lawmaker, killing a relative, police and the MP said Thursday, as the French military admitted accidentally killing civilians.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed an overnight operation in eastern Nangarhar province's Surkh Rod district and said troops killed an "individual" because he was carrying a gun.

The soldiers were "pursuing a Taliban facilitator" in the area, ISAF said in a statement, without mentioning the MP.