[R-G] Leaked aid map of Afghanistan reveals expansion of no-go zones

[Anthony Fenton]

December 5, 2007
Leaked aid map of Afghanistan reveals expansion of no-go zones
Nick Meo in Kabul

Almost half of Afghanistan is now too dangerous for aid workers to  
operate in, a leaked UN map seen by The Times shows.

In the past two years most foreign and Afghan staff have withdrawn  
from the southern half of the country, abandoning or scaling back  
development projects in rural areas and confining themselves to the  
cities or the less risky north. The pullback compounds the problems  
of the Government in Kabul, which has struggled to extend its  
authority to the regions and provinces, which are increasingly  
lawless or Taleban controlled.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3000067.ece