Stories by Jerome Starkey
The incident is the third attack on a girls' school in three weeks, raising fears about increasingly vicious methods to terrorize girls.
Posted on May 13, 2009, Source: Independent UK
"This cold-blooded assassination puts in question the direction that Afghanistan is heading," warns the director of the UN Development Fund for Women.
Posted on Apr 14, 2009, Source: Independent UK
Some NATO countries have threatened to withdraw troops and withhold aid from Afghanistan unless the law is repealed.
Posted on Apr 6, 2009, Source: Independent UK
Karzai rushed the new Shia Family Law through parliament in a shameless bid to win votes in advance of national elections.
Posted on Mar 31, 2009, Source: Independent UK
In addition to more soldiers, Obama is ordering a "civilian surge" and increasing the number of U.S. officials by 50 percent.
Posted on Mar 27, 2009, Source: 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 6, 2008, Source: The Independent UK
