Afghan Women Jailed For Being Victims Of Rape
18 August 2008
'', The Independent, 18 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Two-thirds of the women in Lashkar Gah's medieval-looking jail have been convicted of illegal sexual relations, but most are simply rape victims ? mirroring the situation nationwide. The system does not distinguish between those who have been attacked and those who have chosen to run off with a man. Sitting among the plastic flowers around his...
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Slow Pace of German Afghanistan Aid Criticized
18 August 2008
'Slow Pace of German Afghanistan Aid Criticized', Deutsche Welle, 18 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Bureaucracy is hampering and even stopping the flow of German aid to Afghanistan, according to Green politician Alexander Bonde. But the German development ministry have denied his claims. Bonde told the German news magazine Der Spiegel that of the 70 million euros ($103 million) that the Germany's Development Ministry (BMZ) allocated for...
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Taliban To Canada: Leave Afghanistan Or Else
18 August 2008
'', AFP, 18 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Taliban militants have threatened more attacks like the one last week in Afghanistan that killed two Canadian humanitarian workers, unless Canada pulls its troops out of Afghanistan, Canadian media said. In an online letter, the Taliban also called on Canadians to pressure their government into withdrawing its soldiers from the NATO-led contingent in Afghanistan,...
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Possible Attacks At Afghan Celebration: US
18 August 2008
'', The Associated Press, 18 August 2008
EXCERPT: "The top U.S. general in Afghanistan issued a rare public warning that militants are planning attacks during the country's Independence Day on Monday. Just hours before the alert went out, a suicide bomber killed nine Afghans near a U.S. base. The warning by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser said 'credible intelligence' indicated that militants...
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