Afghanistan
UN: Afghanistan remains top opium producer
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) finds that Afghanistan continues to remain the world’s top opium cultivator, accounting for 75% of global illicit production.
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Afghanistan
Will ‘peace’ mean betrayal of Afghan women?
The Taliban have opened a "political office" in Qatar preparatory to talks with Kabul and the US—after years of propaganda about the US defending women's rights in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
US soldier pleads guilty to killing Afghan civilians
Staff Sergeant Robert Bales pleaded guilty to the premeditated murder of 16 Afghan civilians in order to comply with a plea deal and avoid the death penalty.
Afghanistan
UK forces accused of illegally detaining Afghans
London-based Public Interest Lawyers accused the UK military of detaining at least eight men without charge at the temporary holding facility in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Chief prosecutor in Musharraf case killed
Chaudhry Zulfikar, chief prosecutor in the criminal case against Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on his way to a hearing.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: opium crop breaks record
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for a third straight year, expanding even to new areas of the country, warns the UN Office of Drugs and Crime.
Afghanistan
Islamabad condemns drone attack in Waziristan
Pakistan strongly condemned a US drone attack in North Waziristan region that killed four. The US promptly responded with a new drone strike on a village in South Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Pakistan court extends bail for ex-prez Musharraf
A Pakistan court extended by six days the bail granted to former president Pervez Musharraf, who faces charges related to human rights abuses during his time in office.
Afghanistan
Pakistan: hold Musharraf accountable for abuses
Human Rights Watch said Pakistan should hold former military ruler Pervez Musharraf accountable for alleged human rights abuses upon his return to the country.
Afghanistan
US transfers full control of Bagram to Afghanistan
The US turned over full control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan, after long maintianing a special secretive wing for high-level Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees.
Afghanistan
Terror strikes Pakistan refugee camp
A car bomb exploded at the Jalozai displaced persons camp outside Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 and leaving some 50 injured.
Afghanistan
US, Afghan forces accuse each other in abuses
Hamid Karzai barred US Special Forces from two strategic provinces following reports of atrocities, as US Marines level similar charges against Afghan police they are training.