Download or read book Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones ROZs H R 1318 H R 1886 H R 2410 and S 496 written by Mary Jane Bolle and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) Recent Legislative Action; (2) Intro.: Where the Congressional Debate Will Likely Focus; Evolution and Purpose of Legislation; ROZs as a Trade Preference Program; Economic, Trade and Investment Context for Legislation; (3) Major Elements of H.R. 1318 and S. 496: Permissible Locations for ROZs; Articles Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment under the ROZ Program and Rules of Origin; Tech. Assistance, Compliance Assessment, and Remediation Program; Responsibilities of Labor Officials; Presidential Responsibilities; Limitations on Providing Duty-Free Treatment; Termination of Benefits; (4) Potential Issues: Tariff Line Issues; Issues Related to Geographic Areas Permitted for ROZ Location; Labor-Related Issues; (5) Outlook. Illustrations.
Download or read book Afghanistan Labor Policy Laws and Regulations Handbook Strategic Information and Regulations written by IBP, Inc. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afghanistan Labor Laws and Regulations Handbook - Strategic Information and Basic Laws
Download or read book Al Qaeda the Taliban and Conflict in Afghanistan written by Kristen Boon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 117 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Conflict in Afghanistan includes recent documents relating to the conflict in Afghanistan against the Taliban and its foreign allies, including al Qaeda. Afghanistan remains a central front in the conflict against Al Qaeda and continues to plague analysts and military strategists alike. This collection of documents portrays a reoccurring theme: the integration of political and military strategies to better combat U.S. efforts in the region.
Download or read book Assessing President Obama s National Security Strategy written by Kristen Boon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 116 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Assessing President Obama's National Security Strategy extends the previous volumes on the Administration's national security policy by highlighting its specific strategies. The volume begins with an assessment of the recently published Obama National Security Strategy. It also includes other strategy documents, official statements, and budget documents to allow readers to compare and contrast this Administration's approach to its predecessor.
Download or read book Punjab Journal of Politics written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Afghanistan written by Kenneth Katzman and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. and outside assessments of the effort to stabilise Afghanistan are mixed and subject to debate; the Administration notes progress on reconstruction, governance and security in many areas of Afghanistan, particularly the U.S.-led eastern sector of Afghanistan. However, a November 2007 Bush Administration review of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan reportedly concluded that overall progress was inadequate. This mirrors recent outside studies that contain relatively pessimistic assessments, emphasising a growing sense of insecurity in areas previously considered secure, increased numbers of suicide attacks, and increasing aggregate poppy cultivation, as well as increasing divisions within the NATO alliance about the relative share of combat among the nations contributing to the peacekeeping mission. Both the official U.S. as well as outside assessments are increasingly pointing to Pakistan as failing -- either through lack of attention or eliberatestrategy -- to prevent Taliban commanders from operating from Pakistan. To try to gain momentum against the insurgency, the United States is considering new initiatives including adding U.S. troops to the still combat-intense south, possibly assuming U.S. command of the southern sector, and increasing direct U.S. action against Taliban concentrations inside Pakistan. Politically, the Afghan government remains reasonably stable. The post-Taliban transition was completed with the convening of a parliament in December 2005; a new constitution was adopted in January 2004, successful presidential elections were held on October 9, 2004, and parliamentary elections took place on September 18, 2005. The parliament has become an arena for factions that have fought each other for nearly three decades to debate and peacefully resolve differences, as well as a centre of political pressure on President Hamid Karzai. Major regional strongmen have been marginalised. Afghan citizens are enjoying personal freedoms forbidden by the Taliban, and women are participating in economic and political life. Presidential elections are to be held in the fall of 2009, with parliamentary and provincial elections to follow one year later. To help stabilise Afghanistan, the United States and partner countries are deploying a 47,000 troop NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) that now commands peacekeeping throughout Afghanistan, including the restive south. Of those, 19,000 of the 31,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan are part of ISAF. The U.S. and partner forces also run regional enclaves to secure reconstruction (Provincial Reconstruction Teams, PRTs), and are building an Afghan National Army and National Police. The United States has given Afghanistan over $23 billion (appropriated, including FY2008 to date) since the fall of the Taliban, including funds to equip and train Afghan security forces.
Download or read book Pakistan U S Relations written by K. A. Kronstadt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides background and analysis on Pakistan and discusses most recent developments, as well as Pakistan-U.S. relations.
Download or read book Biological Invasions and Its Management in China written by Fanghao Wan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses invasive-species problems in agriculture, forests and aquatic ecosystems, highlighting the invasive mechanisms and management of the selected invasive species. Biological invasion has become a serious global ecological and economic problem that deserves particular attention from both government officials and scientists. This volume focuses on three key scientific areas: 1) population establishment and spreading mechanisms of the selected invasive species; 2) ecology adaptation, population growth, expansion and evolution of invasive species; and 3) impact of bio-invasion on the ecosystem structure and function at community and ecosystem levels. The presented research will result in techniques for better management of invasive species.
Download or read book Afghanistan Politics Elections and Government Performance written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the context of a review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan during September-November 2009, the performance and legitimacy of the Afghan government figured prominently. In his December 1, 2009, speech announcing a way forward in Afghanistan, President Obama stated that the Afghan government would be judged on performance, and "The days of providing a blank check are over." The policy statement was based, in part, on an assessment of the security situation furnished by the top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, which warned of potential mission failure unless a fully resourced classic counterinsurgency strategy is employed. That counterinsurgency effort is deemed to require a legitimate Afghan partner. The Afghan government's limited writ and widespread official corruption are believed by U.S. officials to be helping sustain a Taliban insurgency and complicating international efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. At the same time, President Hamid Karzai has, through compromise with faction leaders, been able to confine ethnic disputes to political competition, enabling his government to focus on trying to win over those members of the ethnic Pashtun community that support Taliban and other insurgents.
Download or read book United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan written by Rhoda Margesson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations (UN) has had an active presence in Afghanistan since 1988, and it is highly regarded by many Afghans for playing a brokering role in ending the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. As a result of the Bonn Agreement of December 2001, coordinating international donor activity and assistance have been tasked to a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). However, there are other coordinating institutions tied to the Afghan government, and UNAMA has struggled to exercise its full mandate. The international recovery and reconstruction effort in Afghanistan is immense and complicated and, in coordination with the Afghan government, involves U.N. agencies, bilateral donors, international organizations, and local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The coordinated aid programs of the United States and its European allies focus on a wide range of activities, from strengthening the central and local governments of Afghanistan and its security forces to promoting civilian reconstruction, reducing corruption, and assisting with elections. This report examines the role of UNAMA in Afghanistan and discusses the obstacles the organization faces in coordinating international efforts and explores related policy issues and considerations for the 112th Congress.
Download or read book 9 11 Commission Recommendations written by John Iseby and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title presents the 9/11 Commission's recommendations and the status of their implementation.
Download or read book NATO in Afghanistan written by Vincent Morelli and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents of this report: (1) Intro.: A Test of U.S. Leadership: New U.S. Strategy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan; NATO Summit; (2) Evolution of NATO in Afghanistan: Purpose of the Mission; Principal Issues Confronting the ISAF Mission; National Caveats; Provincial Reconstruction Teams; Counter-Narcotics; Mission Statement; Difficulties in Raising Troops; Disagreements over Treatment of Prisoners; (3) Command Structure: Coordinating ISAF and OEF Operations; Allied Viewpoints; Germany: Reconstruction as the Priority; The Netherlands: Security and Reconstruction; Britain, and Canada: A Broad Mandate; France: Combat and Stabilization; (4) The EU in Afghanistan; (5) Congressional Action; (6) Assessments; (7) Prospects. Map.
Download or read book The New Zealand Official Year book written by New Zealand. Department of Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Afghanistan written by Christopher M. Blanchard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: gov¿t., the U.S., and their partners, Afghanistan remains the source of over 90% of the world¿s illicit opium. Since 2001, efforts to provide viable economic alternatives to poppy cultivation and to disrupt drug trafficking and related corruption have succeeded in some areas. This report provides current statistical information, profiles the narcotics trade¿s participants, explores linkages between narcotics, insecurity, and corruption, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. It also considers ongoing policy debates regarding the counternarcotics role of coalition military forces, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress. Tables and maps.
Download or read book Ethno Musicology written by Jaap Kunst and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet hardly needs a preface; the contents, I think, speak for themselves. It contains a short and carefully brought up to date resume of all that I, as a private University Lecturer in Amsterdam, have tried to teach my pupils. It is intended as a general introduction to ethno-musicology, before going on to the study of the forms of separate music-cultures. I sincerely hope that those, who wish to teach themselves and to qualify in this branch of knowledge, will find a satisfactory basis for self tuition in the matter here brought together. Regarding the possibility of a new edition, any critical remarks or infor mation as to possible desiderata would be very gratefully received. J.K. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION My request for critical remarks and desiderata has not been ignored. My sincere thanks to all who took the trouble to let me know what they missed in my booklet. Through their collaboration the contents have undergone a considerable improvement and enlargement as compared to the original edition issued in 1950 by the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, under the title 'Musicologica'. I have taken care to add many particulars from non-European sources, with the result that now the book is no longer so Europe-centric as it was.
Download or read book Ontological Semantics written by Sergei Nirenburg and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive theory-based approach to the treatment of text meaning in natural language processing applications.
Download or read book The Search for Al Qaeda written by Bruce Riedel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Qaeda is the most dangerous terrorist movement in history. Yet most people in the West know very little about it, or their view is clouded by misperceptions and half truths. This widely acclaimed book fills this gap with a comprehensive analysis of al Qaeda—the origins, leadership, ideology, and strategy of the terrorist network that brought down the Twin Towers and continues to threaten us today. Bruce Riedel draws on decades of insider experience—he was actually in the White House during the September 11 attacks—in profiling the four most important figures in the al Qaeda movement: Usama bin Laden, ideologue and spokesman Ayman Zawahiri, former leader of al Qaeda in Iraq Abu Musaib al Zarqawi (killed in 2006), and Mullah Omar, its Taliban host. These profiles provide the base from which Riedel delivers a much clearer understanding of al Qaeda and its goals, as well as what must be done to counter and defeat this most dangerous menace.
