By Ernesto Londoño, Published: January 30 2012 Source (Washington Post) KABUL — Among the throngs of inmates in downtown Kabul’s prison trying to prove they are not thieves or insurgents is a soft-spoken Sikh man with piercing black eyes. He is being held on a highly unusual charge: falsely claiming Afghan citizenship.Baljit Singh, 23, says he… Continue reading Sikh’s detention reveals flaws in Afghan justice, nation’s religious intolerance
Month: January 2012
Delhi-based photographer working for Afghan refugees in India
Source New Delhi, Jan.16 2012 (ANI): Gauri Gill, a professional photographer based in New Delhi, portrays the variance between Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and the existing war-ravaged nation through her lens. The photographer, who traveled to Afghanistan in 2007 to conduct a photography workshop, took time off to capture the beautiful landscapes, the people… Continue reading Delhi-based photographer working for Afghan refugees in India
خانم انار کلی هنریار جایزه شجاعت و محو خشونت را نصیب گردید
کابل 29 قوس باختر دکتورسید مخدوم رهین وزیراطلاعات وفرهنگ امروز در محفلی دریافت جایزه شجاعت و محو خشونت را به خانم انار کلی هنریار تبریک گفت. خانم انار کلی هنریار از جمله فعالان حقوق بشر در کشور است و جایزه سال 2011 یونسکو مدنجیت سنگهه رابرای اولین بار درتاریخ کشور به دست آورده است. به… Continue reading خانم انار کلی هنریار جایزه شجاعت و محو خشونت را نصیب گردید