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Human RightsHazara woman seeks justice against thugs who killed her son
Even Mother Nature was cruel on the day 15 years ago when rampaging thugs chopped off Marzia’s fingers for a gold ring and shot dead her nine-year-old son when he cried out to object. It...
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NewsKarzai favorite no better than Taliban?
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 31 (UPI) — A candidate for speaker of the Afghan Parliament is a wanted war criminal and the wrong choice for a country bent on political reform, a rights advocate said.Abdul Rab...
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Human RightsKarzai choice for parliament accused of human rights abuses
By Julius Cavendish | Independent | Monday, 31 January 2011 Abdur Rab Rasul Sayyaf, alleged to be responsible for the Afshar massacre of 1993 and accused by the 9/11 commission of training Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,...
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Karzai backs infamous warlord to be speaker
To the dismay of diplomats and MPs, especially women and those from Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazara community, Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf was Mr Karzai’s early candidate for the speaker slot, MPs said. He has been accused...
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NewsA school with over a thousand students and various problems at the end of Foladi district, Bamyan
Najeeb Farzad | January 28, 2011 This is a school at the end of Foladi District of Bamyan, Afghanistan. At present, there are over 1000 Hazara students studying in this school. Due to lack of...
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NewsAfter standoff, Karzai opens newly assertive Afghan parliament
By Ben Arnoldy | Yahoo News | Wed Jan 26, 2011 New Delhi – President Hamid Karzai inaugurated Afghanistan’s newly elected parliament on Wednesday, a concession by him that adds weight to the increasingly assertive...
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NewsThe Afghan Army Disperses and Pashtun Soldiers Join the Taliban
AFGHAN ARMY NEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION Basir Ahang | Monday 24 January 2011 Luca SannaLast Tuesday Italian Defence Ministry reported the death of the 36th Italian soldier in Afghanistan. The declaration of the...
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NewsWho benefits from Taliban revisionism?
The Afghan government is trying to whitewash the Taliban’s image by claiming it no longer opposes education for girls. Rachel Reid | guardian.co.uk | Friday 21 January 2011 Afghan girls listen during class at the...
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NewsFreedom House report says Hazara ethnic group faced official obstacles and discrimination by the Sunni Muslim majority
A 2007 court ruling found the minority Baha’i faith to be a form of blasphemy, jeopardizing the legal status of that community. Hindus, Sikhs, and Shiite Muslims—particularly those from the Hazara ethnic group—have also faced...
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NewsSpecial Court Provides No Solution to Parliamentary Crisis
Asar Hakimi | Afghanistan Votes | January 16, 2011 The new Parliament is scheduled to begin its work within less than a week, but the controversy over last September’s election continues. A special court has...
By Omid Jafari