U.N. officials say they are concerned that Afghan authorities may have tortured suspects to get confessions in the alleged poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls. Starting in late May, female students across northern Afghanistan complained about noticing strange smells in their schools before becoming dizzy and nauseous, and even fainting and vomiting in some cases. No […]
UN Fears Suspects Tortured in Afghan Schoolgirl ‘Poisoning’ Case
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Activists Protest Woman’s Public Execution
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Some 150 people took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest the apparent public execution of a woman that was captured on video. The footage, which was obtained by news outlets and circulated on the Internet, shows a woman in Parwan province being shot dead at close range as male spectators cheer. Local […]
Afghan Minister Vows Continued Free Speech, Press Freedom
Posted July 10th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s information and culture minister says his government will firmly protect freedom of speech and the press even after the international community leaves his country. In an interview with VOA’s Afghan service, Said Makhdoom Raheen says a new draft media law will help do that as well as make the state-run Radio-Television Afghanistan and Bakhtar […]
Karzai Strongly Condemns Public Execution of Afghan Woman
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned the apparent public execution of a young woman by the Taliban for reportedly committing adultery. Mr. Karzai Monday called the act in the northern province of Parwan a “heinous and unforgivable crime,” and he ordered authorities to do everything possible to arrest and punish those responsible. The head […]
Karzai Strongly Condemns Public Execution of Afghan Woman
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned on Monday the public execution of a young woman by the Taliban. Mr. Karzai called the act in the northern province of Parwan a “heinous and unforgivable crime,” and he ordered authorities to do everything possible to arrest and punish those responsible. The head of U.S. and NATO forces […]
Public Execution of Afghan Woman Draws Condemnation
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has condemned the public execution of a young woman by a member of the Taliban in Parwan province. General John Allen described the videotaped shooting in a village near Kabul as “an atrocity of unspeakable cruelty.” The woman was accused of being romantically involved with two […]
Gen. Allen Condemns Public Execution of Afghan Woman
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
The head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has condemned the public execution of a young woman by a member of the Taliban in Parwan province. General John Allen described the videotaped shooting in a village near Kabul as “an atrocity of unspeakable cruelty.” The woman was accused of being romantically involved with two […]
International Donors Pledge $16 Billion to Afghanistan
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
International donors meeting in Tokyo have pledged $16 billion in development aid for Afghanistan over the next four years. The amount is in line with the $4 billion a year that Afghan President Hamid Karzai requested at Sunday’s conference. In his opening remarks, Mr. Karzai acknowledged that endemic corruption in Afghanistan has undermined previous aid […]
Bombs Kill 14 Civilians in Southern Afghanistan
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities say two roadside bombs have killed 14 civilians in the south of the country. Officials in Kandahar province said a minivan ran over one bomb in the Arghistan district. Soon after, civilians riding on a tractor arrived to help the wounded and struck a second bomb on the road. It is not known […]
International Donors Pledge $16 Billion to Afghanistan
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
International donors meeting in Tokyo have pledged $16 billion in development aid for Afghanistan over the next four years. The amount is in line with the $4 billion a year Afghan President Hamid Karzai requested at Sunday’s conference. In his opening remarks, Mr. Karzai acknowledged that endemic corruption in Afghanistan has undermined previous aid efforts, […]
