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
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
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
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
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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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