Stories by Kim Sengupta
Posted on Nov 2, 2009, Source: Independent UK
The much-anticipated runoff vote in Afghanistan has become a one-horse race for President Hamid Karzai.
Posted on Oct 22, 2009, Source: Independent UK
Abu Yousif fled Iraq after his life was threatened over his work for a U.S.-employed firm. "Working for foreigners made you a target, but I needed the money to feed my family."
Posted on Dec 10, 2008, Source: Independent UK
Next stop for the U.K. military equipment and some troops: Afghanistan.
Posted on Nov 20, 2008, Source: Independent UK
A groundbreaking study has found that pills given to U.S. and British troops to counter nerve gas is one of the causes of Gulf War Syndrome.
Posted on Oct 22, 2008, Source: Independent UK
Sayed Pervez Kambaksh was sentenced to death for downloading information on women's rights. He still faces 20 years in prison.
Posted on Oct 3, 2008, Source: Independent UK
Of five prominent Afghani women interviewed three years ago by The Independent , three are dead and a fourth has had to flee.
Posted on Aug 11, 2008, Source: Independent UK
Georgia's appeal for a ceasefire seemed to have fallen on deaf ears on Sunday as Russian jets bombed Tbilisi for the first time.
Posted on Jun 19, 2008, Source: Independent UK
The world community, especially the West, is erecting fresh obstacles to prevent Iraqi refugees from settling across its borders.
Posted on May 19, 2008, Source: Independent UK
Pervez Kambaksh, 24, was allegedly convicted and sentenced to death in a closed-door, four-minute trial in which he was denied legal representation.
Posted on Feb 6, 2008, Source: The Independent UK
The campaign to save Sayed Pervez Kambaksh has now attracted more than 63,000 signatures -- and the pressure is working.
Posted on Feb 1, 2008, Source: The Independent UK
Six years after "liberation," civil rights are getting worse in Afghanistan.
Posted on Sep 25, 2007, Source: Independent UK
Just one more reason that proves they don't hate us for our 'freedom.'
Posted on Sep 24, 2007, Source: Independent UK
In Baghdad, the focus of US military action, there are a million displaced people in a population of four million.
Posted on Mar 1, 2007, Source: The Independent UK
It's official: A new report shows that the U.S. has made the world more dangerous -- not just for Americans, but for everyone.
