Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 19, 2020 By Freshta Jalalzai Five years ago — on March 19, 2015 — a 27-year-old Afghan woman was beaten and burned alive in the very heart of Kabul by a mob of angry men. Hundreds of people watched the killing of Farkhunda Malikzada, a student of the Koran and Islamic
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 5, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Thursday that an investigation can go ahead into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by the United States and other warring parties to the conflict in Afghanistan The global court in the Hague overturned an April 2019 rejection of the
Al Jazeera: Nine people were killed last week by unknown gunmen in Afghan capital but residents deny they were drug addicts. The media reports of the slayings of drug addicts by unknown gunmen led to a litany of rumours and conspiracies across the city. Some Kabulis feared that the men may have been connected to
Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in a report on Tuesday claimed confirmation of the involvement of several teachers and school officials in the sexual abuse of children in Logar province. According to the Human Rights Commission, “credible evidence” shows that a number of students who became the victims of sexual abuse
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 16, 2020 Gunmen have shot dead nine homeless drug users in the Afghan capital, officials said on February 16. The incident took place late on February 15 in a cave on the outskirts of Kabul near the Koh-e Qurugh mountain, police spokesman Faramarz Tamanna told dpa. One addict was found
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 13, 2020 Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Afghan government to take immediate steps to provide “justice, support victims, and protect witnesses” in sexual-assault cases implicating “powerful people.” In a statement on February 12, the New York-based watchdog said that two recent cases highlighted the Afghan authorities’ failure to prosecute
Ariana: Members of the fact finding committee said in their meeting with President Ghani that they will share the details of the finding in a press conference Saturday. The presidential palace also announced that they will seriously consider the findings. This comes as some of the lawyers consider the ‘fact-finding committee’ a ‘political move’ and
Tolo News: At least 18 suspects were identified and seven of them were arrested over their alleged involvement in the sexual abuse of children and youths in Logar province, the Attorney General’s Office said on Saturday. This comes a day after reports surfaced in the media that Mohammad Mussa Mahmoudi, the head of Logar’s civil society,
Tolo News: A probe team by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has found evidence to support allegations of sex abuse of children and teenagers at some schools in Logar province, according to a member of the rights organization. The commission plans to keep the details secret until the probe team completes its investigation. The
1TV: Three Afghan electoral teams on Wednesday jointly urged the Attorney General’s Office to prosecute election commissioner Mohammad Hanif Danishyar for allegedly faking age. In a letter to AGO, the campaigns of Abdullah Abdullah, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Rahmatullah Nabil said that Danisyar did not complete the minimum age of 35 required for the post, adding