Human Rights Watch report revealing steep rise in Afghan civilian deaths resulting from US and NATO airstrikes from 2006 - 2007

Afghanistan: Civilian Deaths From Airstrikes

Involvement of corrupt government officials in drug trade.

Corruption, bribes and trafficking: a cancer that is engulfing Afghanistan

Backlash from Afghan Civilian Deaths

Afghans lose patience with international military presence

Online database created by Professor Marc Herold from the University of New Hampshire of Afghan civilians killed by US bombings from 2001-2004.

Farmers receive only 20 percent of drug revenue

The Future of Afghanistan

US government report find that the Afghan National Security Forces still lack the skills and resources necessary to conduct military operations.

The United States has invested over $10 billion to develop the ANA since 2002. However, only 2 of 105 army units are assessed as being fully capable of conducting their primary mission and efforts to develop the army continue to face challenges

ACBAR Report examining Aid effectiveness (link to actual report within the body of the text)

Widespread disillusionment with the state of development in Afghanistan requires urgent efforts to improve the effectiveness of aid

Discusses the increase in opium production in the southern parts of the country (there is a link to the actual UN Opium Survey)

UN survey: Afghan opium production remains 'shockingly high'

Discusses the legalisation of opium for medicines as a way to confront the drug trade and to provide jobs for Afghans

Poppy for Medicine / P4M: Poppy for Medicine

Not a single high ranking official prosecuted for drug-related corruption