Reporter Met with "Shadow Prince" Warlord in Kandahar
10 August 2010
Reporter Met with "Shadow Prince" Warlord in Kandahar, Bild.de, 10 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Haji Ghani (44) is one of the most powerful men in the disputed southern province of Kandahar. He has fought against the Russians and hates the Taliban. His thick pirate beard is jet black, his hair has red streaks from henna dye. Pointing to one of his chained fighting dogs, which looked more like a small bear, he proudly declared: 'That dog cost ?6,000.'...
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Afghan Schools: Safe Havens?
10 August 2010
Afghan Schools: Safe Havens?, CBC News, 9 August 2010
EXCERPT: "From time to time, stories of school attacks surface in media reports, including one of the most infamous incidents where men on motorcycles squirted several schoolgirls with bottles of acid. Many of the incidents outlined in the U.S. military reports are smaller and less shocking, and go unreported in the media. But added together, they paint a picture of continuous threats....
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WikiLeaks Urged to Remove Thousands of Names
10 August 2010
WikiLeaks Urged to Remove Thousands of Names, The Guardian, 10 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Human rights groups have urged the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks to remove thousands of names from the leaked Afghanistan war logs over fears of "deadly ramifications" for the people identified. Five human rights organisations including Amnesty International and the Open Society Institute, have written to WikiLeaks to express their concerns about the...
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UN Report Says Afghan Civilian Toll Up 31 Percent
10 August 2010
UN Report Says Afghan Civilian Toll Up 31 Percent, Reuters, 10 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Civilian casualties have risen by 31 percent in the first half of 2010, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, a much sharper rise than that estimated by an independent Afghan human rights body. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in its mid-year report that 1,271 civilians had been killed in conflict-related...
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