On December 5, 2013 Rep. Barbara Lee of California asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the war in Afghanistan. What she said was absolutely shocking! “Mr. Speaker, as most of us joined family and friends over Thanksgiving week last week, 2,500 Afghan elders […]
Half of all salaries paid to Afghan National Police officials “siphoned off from recipients by fees/corrupt practices”, report alleges
I received the following email communication today from Alex Bronstein-Moffly , Deputy Director of Public Affairs Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The subject of his email was regarding Afghan National Police corruption, relating specifically with salaries, much of it paid for and underwritten by US taxpayer funds. In fact the US has spent billions of dollars to […]
Local Officials Play Truant in Afghan North
IWPR investigation finds that district government chiefs are rarely at their desks. By Jawed Bakhtari One morning in May, 21-year-old Atifa says her father, Ali Mohammad, raped her. She says her father returned from the local market in Alizai village, in the Balkh province of northern Afghanistan, and found her at home alone. She says […]
Afghanistan blast kills 10 police officials.
As per the information received to me, at Naad Ali area of Afghanistan, police officials were going towards a training centre, just by their vehicle. At that time, their vehicle arrived into the grip of a bomb , just bcause of a bomb blast. The blast was so powerful that, there 10 police officials died […]
UN and EU Officials Booted From Afghanistan
Both of the high-ranking officials have been based in the Helmand province located in Southern Afghanistan. They have been holding meetings with the different tribes and groups in the region. It is believed that the Taliban is possibly one of the groups the two officials have been meeting with. The two officials have been given […]
Two Britons arrested in Afghanistan on security charges: officials
KABUL: Two British nationals have been arrested in Afghanistan for posing threats to national security, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The arrests were announced earlier but no nationalities given. "They are British and were arrested five days ago," a government official who asked not to be identified was quoted as saying. This was confirmed by another […]
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