The United Nations says Afghanistan’s opium production may rise by more than two-thirds this year compared to last, as financial insecurity and high opium prices lead more farmers to grow illicit poppies. In a survey released Tuesday, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime also said cultivation of the opium poppy jumped 7 percent in […]
UN: Opium Production on Rise in Afghanistan
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Officials Reject Detainee Torture Allegations
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials are rejecting a United Nations report alleging the systematic torture of Afghan detainees and prisoners. The U.N. report released Monday found that detainees held by the country’s intelligence agency and national police were beaten, shocked and placed in stress positions, often so authorities could obtain a confession. On Tuesday, Afghanistan’s interior ministry released […]
Opium Production on the Rise in Afghanistan
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says opium production is on the rise in Afghanistan, as financial insecurity and high opium prices lead more farmers to grow illicit poppies. In a survey released Tuesday, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says production will increase more than 60 percent this year compared to last. UNODC also said […]
UN Says Detainees Tortured in Afghan Jails
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says Afghan authorities have been “systematically” torturing detainees in Afghan jails, including those under the age of 18. UNAMA surveyed 379 pre-trial detainees and prisoners at 47 facilities run by the Afghan National Police (ANP) and by the country’s intelligence agency — the National Directorate of Security (NDS) — in 22 provinces. […]
UN Says Detainees Tortured in Afghan Jails
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says detainees in Afghan jails have been tortured, but that this mistreatment is not a result of government policy. UNAMA surveyed 379 pre-trial detainees and prisoners at 47 facilities run by the Afghan National Police (ANP) and by the country’s intelligence agency — the National Directorate of Security (NDS) — in 22 […]
UN Says Detainees Tortured in Afghan Jails
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says detainees in Afghan jails have been tortured, but that this mistreatment is not a result of government policy. In a report released Monday, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it found almost half of the 273 conflict-related detainees interviewed had experienced torture, as defined under international law. UNAMA surveyed prisoners […]
Afghan Female Lawmaker Stages Hunger Strike
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
An ousted female Afghan lawmaker has mounted a hunger strike to protest her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud in last year’s parliamentary elections. Semin Barakzai has staged her political protest for more than a week in Kabul in a tent outside parliament. Dozens of lawmakers returned to parliament Saturday following a boycott of […]
Karzai: Talking Peace With Taliban Is Futile
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says trying to talk peace with the Taliban is futile, and that Afghanistan’s best option is to negotiate with Pakistan. Mr. Karzai says he prefers holding talks with Pakistani officials, following the murder of his top peace negotiator with the Taliban, former Afghan President (Burhanuddin) Rabbani. A suicide bomber used a […]
Suicide Car Bomb Kills Two in Southern Afghanistan
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomb attack has killed at least two people in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province. The car bomb was detonated early Tuesday on a busy street outside a police station, wounding at least 26 people. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Lashkar Gah […]
Suicide Car Bomb Kills Two in Southern Afghanistan
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomb attack has killed at least two people in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province. The attack early Tuesday outside a police station also wounded at least three people. It was not immediately clear if the casualties were civilians or police officers. Lashkar Gah was […]
