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Canada kept feared Afghan governor in power despite rep as ‘human-rights abuser’
December 15, 2009 – 11:55 am | No Comment
Canada kept feared Afghan governor in power despite rep as ‘human-rights abuser’

By Murray Brewster

OTTAWA — A former governor of Kandahar who is accused of personally torturing Afghans might have been removed from office as far back as 2006 if Canadian officials hadn’t defended him, according to …

Afghanistan: Presidential Politics Reveal Complexities in the Afghan Political System – By Aurohita Mojumdar
April 28, 2009 – 10:54 am | No Comment
Afghanistan: Presidential Politics Reveal Complexities in the Afghan Political System – By Aurohita Mojumdar

By Aurohita Mojumdar
Publisher: Eurasianet.org
The need to strike a new balance in Afghanistan’s still nascent democratic system seems to be one of the emerging themes of the presidential campaign.
The writer asserts …