Wednesday, May 22, 2013

News and Features from Afghanistan and Pakistan

Amnesty International says abusive governments can no longer use the issue of sovereignty to justify their actions.

Amnesty Report Notes Worldwide Abuses, As Well As Courage Of Activists

In a new report, the global rights group Amnesty International documents abuses in 159 countries and territories that it says were "inflicted by those in power on those who stand in the way of their vested interests."
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Suicide Bomber Kills Anti-Taliban Elder

A suicide bomber has killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in Afghanistan's central Ghazni Province.
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Pervez Musharraf

Court Rejects Bail For Musharraf

A court in Pakistan has refused bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the detention of judges in 2007.
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Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (file photo)

Chinese PM Visits Pakistan

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Pakistan for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering economic and strategic cooperation.
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Pakistani politician Imran Khan

Imran Khan Leaves Hospital

Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan has been discharged from the hospital some two weeks after he sustained serious back injuries in a fall in Lahore.
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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had opposed calls to allow interpreters and their families to settle in Britain, but backed down following a campaign.

Afghan Interpreters Can Live In Britain

Some 600 Afghan interpreters who worked for British forces in Afghanistan will be given the right to live in Britain.
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An MQ-1B Predator drone

Study: Drone Strikes Unlikely To Destroy Islamist Networks

A new study says drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas are unlikely to eliminate Islamist extremist networks.
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Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (left) greets his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, at the presidential palace in New Delhi.

India Offers More Aid To Afghanistan

India has offered more aid to Afghanistan after international forces withdraw next year.
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Media Watchdog Calls For Probe Into Afghan Journalist's Murder

A leading press freedom organization in Afghanistan has demanded an investigation into the killing of a journalist who was found dead after being missing for weeks.
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A prisoner looks out from a fenced window at the Female Detention Center in Kabul. (file photo)

HRW: More Afghan Women Jailed For 'Moral Crimes'

Human Rights Watch says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen by 50 percent in the past 18 months.
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