8am: Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) strongly condemned the inhumane treatment of Elaha Delawarzai and demanded her unconditional release. AIHRC issued a press release on Monday, condemning the forced marriage, kidnapping and unlawful detention of Elaha Delawarzai by the Taliban. AIHRC asked the UNAMA office in Kabul, the UN Special Rapporteur, the UN Women’s
Washington Post: A former Afghan militant who is one of the last 40 detainees held at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, asked a U.S. judge for his freedom on Monday, arguing that President Biden’s recent troop withdrawal announcement amounted to a declaration that the U.S. war in Afghanistan is ending and that all prisoners
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 24, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Officials in Afghanistan confirmed Monday a Taliban prisoner has killed at least eight policemen, including three senior officers, after covertly seizing an assault rifle from a guard at the detention facility in southern Zabul province. The incident happened while security guards were offering evening prayers late Sunday
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 3, 2017 A military judge has ruled that U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades for walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009. The judge on November 3 also gave Bergdahl a dishonorable discharge, reduced his rank, and ordered he forfeit pay
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 1, 2017 U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl provided a “gold mine” of intelligence about the Taliban militants who held him captive in Afghanistan for five years, U.S. military intelligence officials have testified. Speaking at Bergdahl’s sentencing hearing on desertion charges before a military court in the state of North Carolina,