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Human RightsAnalysis: In pursuit of justice in Afghanistan
KABUL, 10 November 2010 (IRIN) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) should start investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by various warring groups in Afghanistan since 2002 to help end a culture of...
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News850 volumes of the Holy Koran had completely been burned down in Laghman
A school was completely burned down by unidentified armed men in the Alingar district of Laghman province, local officials said. Spokesman for the Laghman Governor, Gul Rahman Hamdard told Wakht News Agency the school called...
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NewsThe Hazaras of Afghanistan
Manila Bulletin – Monday, November 8, 2010 Shah Marai, AFP/Getty ImagesKABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) – Afghanistan’s most repressed ethnic group, the Hazaras, have used their vote in recent parliamentary elections to win themselves a political voice...
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NewsThe identity of Afghan soldiers – murdering Two American fellow-workmen in Sangeen district – should be revealed
REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyThe ISAF Press Office at Kabul has stated to the correspondents that an Afghan national soldier has killed two soldiers of NATO. This incident took place at the American troops’ headquarters last night at...
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NewsAfghanistan’s oppressed Hazaras use vote to claim a voice
Agence France-Presse Afghanistan’s most repressed ethnic group, the Hazaras, have used their vote in recent parliamentary elections to win themselves a political voice that could change their fate. Throughout the war-shattered country’s history, Hazaras have...
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EuropeBritish Museum to exhibit Afghan gold
Ben Farmer in Kabul, 03 Nov 2010 The British Museum will exhibit a hoard of ancient Afghan gold jewellery after Kabul today signs an agreement loaning the treasure to Britain. Bactrian Aphrodite', left, and a...
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NewsThe Hazara School
by Brian Platt It took me over an hour to get to Marefat School, far out on the outskirts of West Kabul. Once I was there, I didn’t want to leave. Marefat is a school...
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NewsKarzai presures election officials over vote results
Candidates Say Election Authorities Are Pressured to Alter Outcomes; One ‘Pro-America’ Ballot Choice Is Disqualified The Wall Street Journal By MARIA ABI-HABIB NOVEMBER 5, 2010 KABUL Afghanistan’s election authorities are being pressured by President Hamid...
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NewsBillions in Afghan aid fail to beat medieval disease
By Lynne O’Donnell Afghan teenager Mossa shows his scarred arm at a clinic in Yakawlang district of Afghanistan's central Bamyan province. Photo courtesy: AFPYAKAWLANG, Tuesday 2 November 2010 (AFP) – Mossa lives on the top...
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News“Tell Them to Come to Afghanistan and Make Friends”: Bamiyan Diaries, Day Four
Sunday 31 October 2010 by: David Smith-Ferri, t r u t h o u t Again and again in this isolated Afghan province, when visiting Afghan people in their homes or when talking with members...
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