Tolo News: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Thursday called for the prosecution of war criminals and violators of human rights including Zardad Faryadi. Zardad Faryadi, a former Hizb-e-Islami commander, arrived back in Kabul on Wednesday after serving more than 10 years in a U.K prison on charges of torture and human rights violations. The
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan December 14, 2016 A former governor has accused Afghan First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum of ordering his rape with an assault rifle and other forms of torture after he was abducted by Dostum and gunmen loyal to the ex-warlord. The allegations follow reports last month, denied by Dostum,
Reuters: Afghan police and health officials raided cafes and restaurants in Kabul on Sunday, confiscating shisha water pipes and paraphernalia in a campaign to halt “debauchery and vulgarity.” Critics say the campaign will only distract police from the Afghan capital’s deteriorating security situation, while doing little to change the pervasive smoking culture in the long-term. Click
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 9, 2016 The famed green-eyed Afghan girl who featured on the cover of National Geographic has met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after arriving in the capital, Kabul. Sharbat Gula, now in her 40s, was welcomed by Ghani at a reception at the presidential palace after she and her four children
Reuters: A court in Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, found 46-year-old Sharbat Gula guilty of fraudulently obtaining a Pakistani citizenship identity and ordered authorities to deport her after she completes a 15-day jail sentence. She also was fined around $1,100. Her deportation was expected on Monday. Some reports said it had been delayed for a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 7, 2016 Pakistan has delayed the planned deportation of an Afghan woman whose 1985 photograph on the cover of National Geographic magazine became a symbol of her country during war in the 1980s. Sharbat Gula, known as the green-eyed “Afghan Girl,” was facing deportation from Pakistan on November 7 after
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 6, 2016 A provincial government in Pakistan has requested federal authorities to stop the deportation of National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan Girl.’ A Pakistani court convicted Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed girl who appeared on the cover of the magazine in 1985, of possessing forged identity papers. Gula, now in her 40s,
VOA News Ayaz Gul November 4, 2016 ISLAMABAD — A court in Pakistan has ordered authorities to deport the iconic green-eyed “Afghan Girl” who appeared on the cover of National Geographicmagazine. The court has sentenced Sharbat Gulla to 15 days in prison for fraudulently obtaining Pakistani citizenship identity. Authorities arrested the 46-year-old Afghan about two weeks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 2, 2016 A Pakistani court has rejected the bail plea of an Afghan woman immortalized on the cover of National Geographic magazine. Sharbat Gula, whose green eyes made her famous as a child refugee, was arrested in the northwestern city of Peshawar on October 26 for allegedly living on fraudulent
RT: Over the next few weeks, the International Criminal Court (ICC) could open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Afghan war, including those allegedly committed by American troops, Foreign Policy magazine reports. Citing “several knowledgeable sources,” the magazine claims that the ICC’s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, is several weeks from launching a