At least 40 people were killed in a suicide blast in northern Afghanistan on 26 October 2012 during the religious festival of Eid al-Adha. The bomb exploded as ...
The public flogging of a 16-year-old girl by a local mullah in Afghanistan is abhorrent and testifies to the precarious situation of women and girls in Afghanistan ...
Afghanistan's Parliament must not appoint a new national intelligence director before investigating claims of his involvement in torture and other abuses.
Amnesty International. Public Statement. AI Index: ASA 11/016/2012. 10 September 2012. Afghanistan: Torture fear over US transfer of detainees held at Bagram. ...
In separate incidents in Afghanistan, a 12-year-old boy was found beheaded on Wednesday and a 7-year-old girl was reportedly beheaded and had her legs amputated ...
An Afghan soldier who killed five French soldiers in January has been sentenced to death by a military court, prompting Amnesty International to urge the Afghan ...
Money earmarked for Afghanistan can make a lasting difference to Afghan people only if it tackles women's rights, delivers human rights-based security and helps ...