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Category Archives: Crime and Punishment

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Killer of female journalist murders his wife in Balkh prison

20th February, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: According to the local government officials, the victim (suspect’s wife) visited the prison to meet her husband who has been serving in connection to the murder of a journalist since last year. The provincial security chief Abdul Raziq Qaderi said the incident took place on Thursday and the suspect was looking to commit suicide as

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Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tags: Balkh |
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Canada Drops Bid To Jail Freed Prisoner In Afghanistan Killing

19th February, 2016 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2016 Canada dropped a bid to return a former Guantanamo Bay inmate to jail, saying he should remain free while appealing a murder conviction in a U.S. military court. Omar Khadr, 29, once the youngest inmate in the special U.S. prison in Cuba, was returned to Canada, where he

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Posted in Al-Qaeda, Crime and Punishment | Tags: Omar Khadr |
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Man caught trying to escape Kandahar jail in women’s clothing

14th February, 2016 · admin

1TV: A man put behind bars months ago in Kandahar tried to escape from prison wearing women’s clothing. Torjan, who was jailed three months ago over insurgency, used women’s dress including veil to try to break out of Kandahar’s central jail. However, his plan was foiled when he was caught by guards. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Other News | Tags: Kandahar |
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Activists Blast Govt For Not Ensuring Justice In Farkhunda Case

14th February, 2016 · admin

Tolo News: Women rights activists lashed out at government on Sunday for not ensuring justice in the Farkhunda case. They claim justice has not been served. ‎The activists accuse the Supreme Court of negligence. An angry mob in Kabul, lynched Farkhunda, 27, last year, after falsely accusing her of burning the Holy Quran. She was beaten to death, and her

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Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment |
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Faryab Girl Gets Public Lashing By Taliban

9th February, 2016 · admin

Tolo News: A young girl in Faryab province who reportedly had a phone conversation with a strange man was allegedly subjected to a public lashing by the Taliban as punishment. Religious scholars have however slammed the action, calling it un-Islamic. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Faryab |
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Afghan woman whose nose cut off by husband arrives in Turkey for treatment

8th February, 2016 · admin

1TV: An Afghan woman whose nose was sliced off by her husband few weeks ago has arrived in Turkey for further treatment. Ramazan Arkin, a plastic surgeon, explained that the woman’s nose was cut from deep adding it could be recovered following several stages of surgical operation. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Domestic Violence |
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Spike In Foreign Currency Trafficking Raises Concerns

7th February, 2016 · admin

Tolo News:  The moneychangers union in Kabul and the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) expressed their deep concern over trafficking of foreign currency through airports in Afghanistan. According to law, no one may take more than $20,000 USD out of Afghanistan without having permission. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Corruption, Crime and Punishment, Economic News |
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Beauty and the East: The lone foreign lawyer in Afghanistan

6th February, 2016 · admin

Al Jazeera America: For a supposed do-gooder in one of the world’s most dangerous countries, Kimberley Motley is surprisingly blunt about her original motivations as a legal champion in Afghanistan. “I came here for the money, just like half the people here. I had no interest in Afghanistan.” Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Other News |
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Journalist in coma after being shot in head by gunman in Baghlan

6th February, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: Mohammad Ibrahim Hashemi and Mohammad Musa Hashemi, both brothers and employees of Adib Radio, were attacked on their way home in the first police district of the city on Thursday night. Mohammad Ibrahim sustained serious injuries and went into a coma. His brother Mohammad Musa who survived the gun shots was wounded after being

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Media | Tags: Baghlan |
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Afghanistan: Father embraces son-in-law for first time in years

20th January, 2016 · admin

ICRC:  Jamal Sardar recently travelled to Pul-i-Charkhi prison, Afghanistan, with Shah Nazar and his brother Noor Allah. All three are from Farah Rod village in Bala Buluk. With the help of his son, Jamal cultivates a piece of land that is only just sufficient to sustain the family of 25 souls living on the farm. One of

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Other News |
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