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January 7, 2010

Outgoing UN Envoy Warns of Increased Militarization in Afghanistan
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In other news from Afghanistan, the outgoing head of the UN mission is
warning the US not to let its military escalation sideline Afghanistan’s
civilian and humanitarian needs. In a farewell address to the UN
Security Council, Kai Eide said he is concerned Afghanistan’s civilian
needs will go unaddressed.

Kai Eide: “I am worried about negative trends. I am worried about
growing impatience in the public opinion of donor countries and
troop-contributing countries. I am worried about increasing frustration
in the Afghan public over what they see as expectations that have not
been met. And I am worried about the difficulties of the international
and Afghan forces in putting the insurgency on the defensive.”



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