Afghanistan
UN Special: Afghanistan TRYING PEACE AGAINST ALL ODDS
This issue of UN Special highlights the conflict in Afghanistan that has been running for 17 years. This war, unfortunately, hasn’t generated the global awareness necessary to reach a negotiated peace and continues to rage.
Monday 16 April 2018An ICC Delay: Court postpones decision on whether to investigate war crimes in Afghanistan
AAN Author: Kate Clark More than one third of security detainees held by Afghan government forces are being tortured, according to the United Nations. The ICC may investigate this war crime. (Photo: Pajhwok) The International Criminal […]
Monday 9 April 2018Everything you need to know about Nowruz, the New Year for many
Every year, Nowruz coincides with the start of spring and traditionally celebrates the rebirth of nature. It also coincides with the spring equinox.
Friday 16 March 2018Afghanistan: Alleged Summary Executions by Special Forces
An Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) police stands guard next to an Afghanistan flag at a guard post of a police camp in Now Zad district in Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan November 6, 2012. © […]
Monday 5 March 2018US Claim of ‘No Civilian Casualties’ is Tested in Afghanistan
HRW – My almost 2-year-old daughter fell on her head in a Washington, DC Starbucks, and it made me think of the children I met in Afghanistan just weeks before. I was there to meet with civilian […]
Monday 5 March 2018Transitional Justice Coordination Group Press Statement
In connection with the registration of war victims’ complaints with the International Criminal Court to address war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan since May 2003.
Tuesday 20 February 2018Afghan Victims of War Crimes Want Investigation: Hundreds of thousands apply to ICC
Afghanistan Analysts Network – 31 January was the deadline for victims of Afghan war crimes to share their experiences and opinions with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Based on information so far released by the ICC, […]
Thursday 8 February 2018Afghanistan: No Letup in War’s Civilian Toll
Human Rights Watch – (New York, January 18, 2018) – Afghanistan’s armed conflict took a high toll on civilians throughout the year, with insurgents carrying out particularly deadly suicide attacks in urban areas, Human Rights Watch said today in […]
Tuesday 6 February 2018‘We have no security’: Kabul reels from deadly ambulance bombing
The Guardian – Fear and despair in Afghan capital after more than 100 are killed in suicide attack Kabul has reacted with despair and fear to one of the worst attacks for months in the Afghan capital, […]
Wednesday 31 January 2018The Secular Conception of Greater Khorasan
Brighter Kashmir – The ‘Khorasan’ as a geopolitical region was first established by the Sasnians in the 3rd century C.E. It included the current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran, parts of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and […]
Thursday 28 December 2017
