Kabul, 12 July 2010: Almost six civilian people were killed and eight were wounded each day in conflict-related incidents from 1 January to 30 June 2010, Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) said today in a mid-year report on civilian casualties of war.
In total, at least 1,074 civilians were killed and over 1,500 were injured in armed [...]
The AIHRC expresses its grave concern about the negligence of the government in resolving the problem of Kochies, and reoccurrence of the armed conflict between Kochies and native inhabitants of Behsood district of Maidan Wardak province that has resulted in the killing, injury and displacement of a number of inhabitants of the said district.
Considering the [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned that the dangers faced by Afghan journalists may be escalating rapidly as Afghanistan prepares for nation-wide elections on August 20.
According to the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), an IFJ affiliate, a journalist from the Al-Jazeera English news channel was kidnapped in Pitch district of Kunar province on [...]