Also in Global Health News: Ill Russian Prisoners; Afghan Drug Users Risk Awareness; China’s AIDS Activists Face …
Also In Global Health News: Ill Russian Prisoners; Afghan Drug Users Risk Awareness; China’s AIDS Activists Face …
More Than Half Of Russian Prisoners Ill, Many With HIV, TB “Almost half of inmates in Russia’s notorious prison system are ill, many infected with HIV or with tuberculosis, the country’s Federal… Continue reading
Mistrust Between Afghan and US Armies
Mistrust between Afghan and US armies
The problems of partnering with the Afghan National Army are apparent to Channel Four News’ Nick Paton Walsh, embedded in the hotly contested province of Kandahar with a key unit of US troops performing the surge.
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Rogue Afghan Soldier Attacks NATO Troops, Killing 3
Rogue Afghan soldier attacks NATO troops, killing 3
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Obama AIDS policy: much social media and little cash
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Afghan Youths Hit by Heroin – 07 Sep 07
While Afghanistan is blamed for the vast majority of heroin that’s trafficked around the world, the level of addiction at home is a growing problem. Official figures show more than 900000 Afghans are hooked on heroin, and nearly a quarter of those addicts are women and children. Alan Fisher reports… Continue reading
Fighting Gangsters: LA Police Teach Marines Tactics to Take Down Taliban, Train Afghan Police
Fighting gangsters: LA police teach Marines tactics to take down Taliban, train Afghan police
In this photo taken July 1, 2010, Staff Sgt. Brendan Flynn, background right, and Staff Sgt. David Christensen, both of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, listen during a roll call at LAPD Southwest Community Police Station… Continue reading
LA Police Teach Marines How to Train Afghan Police
LA police teach Marines how to train Afghan police
A tough-talking, muscular Los Angeles police sergeant steadily rattled off tips to a young Marine riding shotgun as they raced in a patrol car to a drug bust: Be aware of your surroundings. Watch people’s body language. Build rapport. Los Angeles… Continue reading
Opium Abuse Among Afghan Women and Children
This video short looks at opium abuse among women and children in north eastern Afghanistan. Afghanistan is the world’s leading producer of illicit opium.
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Addiction, Crime and Insurgency – the Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium
United Nations, New York, 21 Octobre 2009 – Afghanistan is responsible for more than 90 per cent of the world’s opium poppy cultivation, and every year, around 375 tons of Afghan heroin enter the global market. The world’s deadliest drug flows from this poor, unstable and land-locked country through the… Continue reading
Physical, Psychological Injuries Legacy of Afghan Battle
Physical, psychological injuries legacy of Afghan battle
There are more than 500 Canadian soldiers who have been wounded in action in Afghanistan; even more suffer from “invisible wounds” that range from mild depression to debilitating post-traumatic stress syndrome, experts say.
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