By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan January 19, 2016 Officials in Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Faryab say a young woman in a remote village has had her nose cut off by her husband. A photograph of the woman posted online has sparked anger in Afghanistan, with activists demanding punishment for the attacker. Hospital officials in the provincial capital
Khaama Press: According to the court hearing, the man was found guilty based on evidences presented to the court despite the suspect had earlier confessed to his crime. However, the convict denied his role in the murder case and said he confessed after he was forced while he was in the custody of the security forces.
Hasib Danish Alikozai VOA News / January 12, 2016 The perception of corruption in Afghanistan’s judiciary is leading citizens to turn to the Taliban to resolve their legal cases swiftly and with a lack of red tape. When he became president in September 2014, Ashraf Ghani expressed concerns about corruption in Afghanistan, particularly within the
VOA News January 11, 2016 The Taliban has freed a Canadian it held hostage in Afghanistan for at least five years. “Canada is very pleased that efforts undertaken to secure the release of Colin Rutherford from captivity have been successful,” Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said Monday. “We look forward to Mr. Rutherford being
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 8, 2016 Afghan police say they have arrested at least 35 people over celebratory gunfire in the capital, Kabul, following the victory of Afghanistan’s national cricket team over Zimbabwe. Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said on January 8 that police had also seized weapons from those arrested. The arrests were
Daily Mail (UK): Afghanistan’s poverty has been a driving force in the rise of bacha bazi in the last 15 years. It makes it easy for predators to prowl the streets targeting ‘pretty’ young boys, enticing them from their families with promises of work or education. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: Body guards of Mullah Tarakhil, a member of Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament, have beaten up a security man at the door of parliament. The act was condemned during Monday’s session of Wolesi Jirga. Abdul Rawouf Ibrahimi, speaker of the house said Mullah Tarakhil himself is in India taking care of his ailing mother
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 29, 2015 An Afghan businessman has been charged with bribing U.S. soldiers to obtain millions of dollars in U.S. supply contracts in a major U.S. court case targeting corruption during the war in Afghanistan. A criminal complaint filed December 23 in a North Carolina federal court charges trucking company owner
Tolo News: A Mullah at Imam Abu Hanifa mosque was shot dead by unknown gunmen in northern Parwan province, local officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday night in Charikar city of Parwan when Mullah Mohammad Agha Habibi was on his way home, a spokesman for the provincial governor said. Click here to
Khaama Press: A son of the former Defense Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak has been gunned down in capital Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).