Flawed Justice After a Mob Killed an Afghan Woman
New York Times: Like so many other Western attempts to remake Afghanistan, the efforts have foundered, according to Afghan and Western lawyers and officials. Click here to read more (external link).
Category Archives: Crime and Punishment
Afghan-American woman killed in Kabul
CBS News: An Afghan-American woman (Lisa Marie Akbari) who worked for an NGO in Kabul was killed Sunday night by someone with ties to terrorism, an Afghan official said. The suspect was wounded and is in a coma at a local hospital. Click here to read more (external link).
Gunmen kidnap five civilians in eastern Afghanistan
Press TV December 20, 2015 Afghan officials say unidentified armed men have abducted five civilians, including a woman and a child, who were traveling on a highway in the country’s eastern province of Ghazni. Khaliqdad Akbari, chairman of the provincial council, said on Sunday that the civilians were traveling en route from the Malistan district
Anti-Land Grabbing Campaign Launched In Nangarhar
Tolo News: An anti-land grabbing campaign was launched in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday in an effort to regain control of government-owned land seized by local lawbreakers over the past few years. According to local officials the campaign will continue until all land has been restored to government. Click here to read more (external link).
Five suspects arrested in connection to Nangarhar tragedy
Khaama Press December 17, 2015 Security forces have arrested five suspects in connection to the tragedy that took place in Nangarhar province this week. Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said on Thursday that the detained suspects have been put behind the bars and further investigation is underway from them to get
Interior Minister issues orders to arrest killers of Yousuf’s family
Khaama Press December 15, 2015 Minister of Interior has issued orders to arrest a group of gunmen who killed an entire family in eastern Nangarhar province. Noor-ul-Haq Olomi has ordered the police HQs of Nangarhar and Paktia provinces as well the General Directorate of Counter-Terrorism of the Ministry of Interior to strictly investigate the case
Man arrested in Kabul on charges of kidnapping and raping scores of girls
Khaama Press: Police in Kabul arrested a man on charges of blackmailing, kidnapping and raping scores of girls in the capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday. The suspected has been identified as Ashraf who was on the Most Wanted List of the Afghan police during the past several months. Click here to read more (external link).
Unknown gunmen kill 2 people in S. Afghanistan
TRINKOT, Afghanistan, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — Unknown gunmen attacked a house in the southern Uruzgan province early Monday, killing a man and a woman and injuring another, a local official said. The incident, according to the official who declined to be identified, took place in Putikalacha locality on the outskirt of provincial capital Trinkot in
Shocking as sick horse meat sold to Afghan police in Balkh
Khaama Press November 24, 2015 A shocking report has emerged from the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan revealing a slaughterhouse where weak and sick horses were slaughtered to sell their meat to Afghan police. According to the local government officials, the contractor was cheating the authorities and was selling the meat to public order police forces,
Afghan Kidnappers Prey on Hazaras
New York Times: A campaign of kidnappings against the Hazara ethnic group intensified on Saturday as gunmen stopped a number of buses along Afghanistan’s main highway and separated out the Hazara passengers, officials said. Click here to read more (external link).