Saturday, July 28, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 28, 2012

A U.S. Army sniper scans the area using his battle rifle's scope while paratroopers provide security during a route-clearance patrol along Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 23, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak

Afghan Rights Report Stalled By Warlord Fears -- Al Jazeera

Government report on 30 years of violence may not see the light of day because it names politically-connected warlords.

A recent report detailing atrocities committed over three decades of conflict in Afghanistan was supposed to provide answers to the families of one million people killed and 1.3 million left disabled by the violence, but now some fear that a focus on naming politically-connected perpetrators could prevent the document's release.

The report, "Conflict Mapping in Afghanistan Since 1978", based on six years of research by a team of 40 researchers and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), has not been released to the public, apparently because it implicates prominent warlords in various abuses.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, July 28 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 28 July 2012 -- War On Terror News
Insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 2 NATO service members -- Washington Post/AP
40 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan -- New York Daily News
In Afghanistan, a hidden threat -- Baltimore Sun
News Analysis: Taliban cross-border attacks could derail Afghan-Pakistani peace efforts -- Xinhuanet
Euro zone woes weigh on Afghan aid projects -- Reuters
Afghans embrace social media after Taliban -- Gulf News/AFP
Afghan Contender Is Symbol of Peaceful Olympic Combat -- New York Times
The once and future civil war in Afghanistan -- Ryan Evans, Foreign Policy

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