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Iraq emerging as key route in global drugs trade
- 2008-07-05
BAGHDAD AFP — War-torn Iraq is emerging as a key conduit in the global drugs trade as criminal gangs exploit its porous border with Iran to channel their illicit goods to the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The Iraqi authorities say that since the 2003 US-led invasion the trade...
Bush in Rome for talks with Berlusconi on Iran, Afghanistan
- 2008-06-11
ROME AFP — US President George W. Bush arrived in Rome Wednesday hoping Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will help tighten the squeeze on Iran and step up help for war-battered Afghanistan, aides said. Bush, here on the third stop of what he calls his final Europe trip before...
Bush to welcome British PM in April: White House
- 2008-03-28
WASHINGTON AFP — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will visit Washington with his wife on April 17 for talks with US President George W. Bush, the White House said Friday. The two leaders will discuss "our shared goals of advancing freedom and strengthening security and democracy" in Afghanistan and...
Afghanistan: Iran accused as mines are found in Taliban cache
- 2008-01-25
HERAT, Afghanistan AFP — Iran was accused of supplying weapons to the Taliban on Saturday after security forces found dozens of Iranian-made mines in a rebel cache in western Afghanistan. Afghan police and intelligence agents raided a Taliban compound in Farah province on Thursday and discovered 130 mines, 60...
Afghan rebels using Iranian arms: Canadian defense minister
- 2007-12-25
MONTREAL AFP — Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay on Tuesday identified Iran as the origin of weapons used by rebels against the international coalition in Afghanistan. "We have asked the Iranians to deal with the problem because it is very hard to cut the supply lines when you have,...
Herat's silk weavers struggle to keep an ancient trade alive
- 2007-10-15
HERAT, Afghanistan AFP — An important stop on the ancient Silk Route, the beautiful city of Herat has for centuries lured travellers and businessmen. But today it is fighting to keep alive one of the symbols of this splendid past -- silk spun from the delicate cocoons of silk...
Iran again under scrutiny after new Afghan weapons find
- 2007-09-23
HERAT, Afghanistan AFP — For the second time this month, Iran has come under scrutiny after Afghan security forces recovered a shipment of weapons destined for Taliban insurgents that came from across the border. The latest discovery occurred on Saturday when Afghan authorities said they found about 40 Iranian-...
Afghan girl's struggle for learning showcased at Spain film fest
- 2007-09-22
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — A young Afghan girl's harrowing struggle for an education in the shadow of the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas is chronicled in a Franco-Iranian film screened Saturday at the oldest and most prestigious film festival in the Spanish-speaking world. Set in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley, where...
Iranian weapons intercepted in Afghanistan: report
- 2007-09-15
WASHINGTON AFP — NATO troops deployed in Afghanistan have intercepted an Iranian arms shipment destined for the Taliban in what appears to be an escalating flow of weaponry between the two former enemies, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Citing unnamed officials from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force,...
US attack on Iran 'impossible': Ahmadinejad
- 2007-08-28
TEHRAN AFP — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday dismissed the chance of a US attack against Iran as impossible, saying that Washington already had enough trouble in Iraq and Afghanistan. "There is in no way the possibility of such an attack by the United States. Even if they take...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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