Afghanistan: Letter to NATO Secretary General Regarding Summit in Latvia - (Human Rights Watch)

When NATO Ambassadors meet on November 28 and 29 in Riga, Latvia for the alliance’s 19th Summit, they should pay considerable attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan. People from all over Afghanistan have told Human Rights Watch that they view NATO’s role in the International Security Assistance Force (“ISAF”) in Afghanistan as necessary for providing and ensuring their security. However, many Afghans have told Human Rights Watch that they are concerned and frustrated by insufficient coordination between ISAF’s security operations and the process of development and reconstruction.