ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance with Washington at a critical juncture when thousands of new American forces are arriving in the…
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Battered Afghan wives opt for divorce instead of suicide
July 22nd, 2009 |
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After regular beatings, torture and attempted murder by her husband, 35-year-old Zahra tried to burn herself to death to escape her marriage. Then she learned of a safer option: divorce. Zahra is among a growing number of women in Afghanistan’s western Herat province who, with the help of a
Battered Afghan wives opt for divorce instead of suicide
July 22nd, 2009 |
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After regular beatings, torture and attempted murder by her husband, 35-year-old Zahra tried to burn herself to death to escape her marriage. Then she learned of a safer option: divorce. Zahra is among a growing number of women in Afghanistan’s western Herat province who, with the help of a
Ten Filipinos among Afghan chopper dead: government
July 21st, 2009 |
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Ten Philippine civilian workers were among 16 people killed in a weekend helicopter crash at a military base in southern Afghanistan, Philippine officials said on Tuesday. Foreign ministry official Esteban Conejos said a consular official had been dispatched from the Philippine embassy in
Pentagon Seeks To Overhaul Afghan Prison Where Detainee Abuse Occurred
July 20th, 2009 |
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A sweeping United States military review calls for overhauling the troubled American-run prison here as well as the entire Afghan jail and judicial systems, a reaction to worries that abuses and militant recruiting within the prisons are helpi…
Afghan helicopter crash kills 16
July 19th, 2009 |
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A civilian helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, US military officials have said.
The helicopter came down at the Kandahar air field, Nato’s largest base in southern Afghanistan.
Reports from Moscow say the helicopter was a Russian-built Mi-8 and that 15 people have been killed.
The crash is the second of a helicopter in Afghanistan in a week. Six civilians died when an aircraft came down in southern Helmand province on Tuesday.
US and Nato officials have so far not confirmed any death toll from Sunday’s crash.
Russia’s Interfax agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Air Transportation Agency as saying: "An Mi-8 transport helicopter crashed at take-off from an airfield in Kandahar.
"Fifteen of the 17 passengers were killed," the spokesman said. </p
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Rethink Afghanistan: Debunking the Myths About Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
July 13th, 2009 |
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Afghan women continue to face horrific violence, despite one of the oft-stated goals of this war. And yet proponents of the war continue to use…
Stewart Nusbaumer: The Freeing of Afghan Poppies
July 12th, 2009 |
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Kabul, Afghanistan — Well it’s official. Everyone can now relax. The US government is scraping its opium poppy eradication program in Afghanistan. Convinced that razing…
UK Afghan deaths prompt mission debate
July 12th, 2009 |
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The surge in British deaths in Afghanistan has stoked the debate about the mission, and whether there is still the political will to continue. Five soldiers from one unit died yesterday when their foot patrol was hit by two bombs. It took the number of British victims in Afghanistan to 184, five more than the total number of fatalities in Iraq.
Obama Admin: No Grounds To Probe Afghan War Crimes
July 11th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces.
The mass deaths were brought up ane…