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Bombing of Indian Embassy in Kabul — The back story

India-Pakistan conflict a root cause — ISI suspected, as usual

19 July, by Editorial Staff

 

Hundreds of Afghan journalists and writers demonstrate in Kabul in support of journalist under death sentence

Protest as Parwez Kambakhsh trial bogs down after months in prison on "blasphemy" charge

10 July, By: Editorial Staff

10 July 2008
SOURCE: Reporters sans frontières (RSF), Paris
(RSF/IFEX) - Hundreds of Afghan journalists and writers took part in demonstrations on 8 July 2008 in 15 provinces to call for the release of Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, a young journalist under sentence of death. This exemplary show of solidarity came as Kambakhsh’s appeal against his conviction has ground to a halt in Kabul and no date has been set for the next hearing.
"The appeal court should have quashed Kambakhsh’s death (...)

Kabulpress.org website hacked and damaged

Shut down nearly a day by video promoting Islamic fundamentalism

7 July, By: Editorial Staff

Kabulpress.org, Afghanistan’s most read internal news site was knocked off the Internet for about 18 hours beginning late Sunday July 6, 2008 after an unauthorized party gained access to its on-line files, and replaced the home page with a video warning that death would be coming soon.
According to Kabulpress.org editor-in-chief, Kamran Mir Hazar, the site’s home page was deleted and replaced by the group’s “calling card” page (see screen shot). Although the calling card stated that this was (...)

Afghan Radio journalist illegally detained by officials in Daikondi Province

Mohammad Raja had been delivering reports critical of governor

19 June, By: Editorial Staff

Afghan journalist and chief editor of Radio Daikondi, Mohammad Raja, was detained Wednesday night by local authorities. He was released Thursday morning, but it is feared that he will be detained again.
Raja had recently delivered several reports criticizing the governor Sultan Ali Orozgani and the mayor of the province located in central of Afghanistan. This was Raja’s second detention in recent months. Orozgani has made it known that he wants full control of Radio Daikondi, which is a (...)

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    Should Buddhas Blasted by the Taliban Be Rebuilt?

    18 July

    By ARYN BAKER

    Mirza Hussain, and other prisoners like him, had labored for hours to stack mines, bombs and dynamite beneath the feet of Afghanistan’s most iconic public artwork — a 175-foot standing statue of the Buddha carved from the sandstone cliffs of the Bamiyan Valley sometime in the 7th century. Finally, the local Taliban commander blew his whistle, and hundreds of observers plugged their ears, held their breath and waited for the Buddha to fall. It didn’t. The first load of explosives only (...)


     

    A demonstration of Fox News’ agenda of trashing Obama

    10 July

    Brilliant video reveals Fox how distorts then magnifies the trivial into "major news" stories.

    Seems like all the commentators read from the same script...


     

    Letter documents dissention in Taliban leadership

    7 July, By: Editorial Staff

    Mullah Omar accused of selling out to foreign interests by Jalaludin Haqani

    July 7, 2008 Note: What follows is a letter under the name of Maulavi Jalaludin Haqani, a leading Taliban, and his son, Sarujudin Haqani’s signature at the bottom. This document was sent to Kabul Press by an individual from the National Security Department who does not want his name revealed. Another source in the Ministry of Interior has confirmed its authenticity. The letter shows that problems do exist between Taliban leaders. It is the first time we have seen a top Taliban (...)


     

    Ex-Taliban fighter tells of training, cash, orders from Pakistani military

    30 June, By: Editorial Staff

    Detailed testimony poses deep questions about Pakistan Military’s committment to peace and stability in Afghanistan

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A former Taliban fighter has provided a gripping first-hand account of being secretly trained by members of the Pakistani military, paid $500 a month and ordered to kill foreigners in Afghanistan.
    Mullah Mohammed Zaher offered a vivid description of a bomb-making apprenticeship at a Pakistani army compound where he says he learned to blow up NATO convoys.
    He’s one of three former Taliban fighters introduced to The Canadian Press by an Afghan government agency that (...)


     

    Fear is the real enemy

    30 June, By: Editorial Staff

    How totalitarians use fear as their main tool for domination

    When I was in Kabul, I walked the streets freely, even as an obvious westerner. I stopped and chatted with shopkeepers, took photos of families, bought things, sampled foods, and was always greeted graciously with curiosity and openness. This was the opposite I had expected from the portrait painted by the U.S. State Department’s dire warnings against traveling to Afghanistan, and coverage only of bombings and other violence by big media.
    The following commentary tells the story of an (...)


     

    Exorbitant Salaries for Consultants and Officials in Afghanistan Part 1

    21 June, By: Editorial Staff

    Adib Farhadi, director of the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS)’s salary was 484 times an ordinary clerk’s in Afghanistan; two to four times more than the top economic advisors in the U.S. and Europe

    This article is based on a letter signed by Mohammad Amin Farhang, former Minister of the Economy and current Minister of Commerce to an official of the World Bank in Kabul showing Afghan economic advisor, Adib Farhadi, as director Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS) had received an annual salary of $290,500. This is $100,000 more than the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and is an example of the huge payments made to certain well-connected, but dubiously qualified (...)

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