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Female Doctor Shot Dead by Unknown Gunmen in Takhar, Suspected Taliban Involvement

15th April, 2023 · admin

8am: Sources reported on Friday, 14 April, that the incident took place in the evening on the previous day near the village of Chanzi on the Takhar-Kunduz highway as the doctor was traveling from Kunduz to Takhar. Some sources, who wish to remain anonymous, claim that the doctor was targeted by the Taliban. The Taliban

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Security, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Takhar, Taliban Crime |
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Military contractor sentenced for taking bribes in Afghanistan

14th April, 2023 · admin

GCR: A US military contractor was sentenced this week to three years and 10 months in prison for accepting bribes from an Afghan contractor. Orlando Clark, 57, of Smyrna in Georgia, was deployed to Afghanistan to evaluate bids for US-funded reconstruction contracts in 2011 and 2012. The Department of Justice said Clark and co-conspirator Todd

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Posted in Corruption, Crime and Punishment, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Bribe |
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Taliban Fighter Kidnaps a Money Changer in Paktika

12th April, 2023 · admin

8am: Sources state that the incident occurred on Wednesday, April 12, in the market of Argun district of Paktika province. According to the sources, the Taliban fighter forcibly tied up the hands of the money changer and drove him away on a motorcycle. Following the incident, the arrival of the Taliban at the scene confirmed

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Security, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Paktika, Taliban Crime, Taliban Kidnappers |
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Taliban Steals from Women in Kandahar Province: Reports of Rising Crime Rates and Disturbing Tactics

12th April, 2023 · admin

8am: As crime rates increase in Kandahar province, sources report that some Taliban fighters are involved in thefts in this province. On Tuseday, April 11, a Taliban audio message was sent to members of the group’s fighters, where it was revealed that one of their members had stolen valuables from several women in the fifth

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Security, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar, Taliban Crime, Taliban Security Failure |
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Taliban: Afghan Education Advocate Detained Over ‘Suspicious’ Activities

29th March, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News March 29, 2023 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghanistan’s Taliban confirmed Wednesday to VOA that they had detained a prominent education activist in the county, saying the man is being interrogated for “suspicious” activities. The confirmation comes two days after Matiullah Wesa, the founder and head of PenPath—a community-based education support network—was picked up

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Education, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Matiullah Wesa |
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Fears Australian SAS soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan could be targeted by Muslim prisoners – as he asks the judge to be let out on bail

27th March, 2023 · admin

Daily Mail (UK): A former SAS soldier charged with a war crime while serving in Afghanistan has sought bail claiming his safety could be at risk from Islamic terrorists while behind bars. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested by the Australian Federal Police last Monday and has spent a week

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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UK Begins Probe into Claims of Unlawful Killings by its Troops in Afghanistan

22nd March, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The investigation into claims of unlawful killing by UK soldiers is about to get underway. As the investigation begins on Wednesday, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, the chair of the inquiry, is anticipated to request documentation of criminal activities in the war-torn country between 2010 and 2013. During his opening remarks, Cave is anticipated to call

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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Australian former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz held over alleged war crime in Afghanistan

20th March, 2023 · admin

BBC News: A former Australian SAS soldier has been charged with murder, following an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Oliver Schulz, 41, is the first Australian serviceman or veteran to be charged with a war crime under Australian law. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life in jail. He was arrested on

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment | Tags: War Crime |
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Afghanistan dispatch: ‘women’s ability to access the court system has been completely wrecked’

13th March, 2023 · admin

JURIST: After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero. Given the Taliban’s rules restricting women’s lives, women’s contribution to the social and political life of the country is destroyed—at least under Taliban rule. Considering this, women cannot access justice agencies and in most areas their petitions asking for justice cannot not be

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Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure, Taliban war on women |
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Taliban-Appointed Agriculture Head in Panjshir Arrested on Corruption Charges

3rd March, 2023 · admin

8am: Sources informed Hasht-e Subh on Friday that Abdul Mujib was taken into custody in Kabul city five days ago by the Taliban intelligence on allegations of abusing official powers, financial and administrative corruption, and immorality crimes. Contradictory reports suggest that Abdul Mujib may have been apprehended for colluding with ISKP, with explosives allegedly discovered

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Posted in Corruption, Crime and Punishment, ISIS/DAESH, Taliban | Tags: Panjshir, Taliban vs. ISIS |
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