Afghanistan

30% increase in Afghan child casualties

The year 2013 saw a 30-per-cent increase in the number of children killed or injured in fighting in Afghanistan compared with 2012, UNICEF reported Thursday. UNICEF officials in Afghanistan expressed concern with the sharp spike, initially reported by the United Nations Security Council in May. At least 545 children were[…]

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When is Abduction kosher?

OPINION by Iqbal Jassat – President Obama’s decision to release five detainees from Guantanamo in exchange for an American POW held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, has sparked outrage in certain quarters. His Republican opponents have attacked him by claiming that the release of the detainees, violates congressional restrictions and[…]

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