More "shock and awe" tactics may represent a "jump the shark" moment—the historic juncture demarcating the public’s acceptance that the U.S. war in Afghanistan is doomed to fail.
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Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, Middle East
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, General David Petraeus, Mike Amitay, U.S. military
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Human rights advocate Ola Abualghaib recounts her struggle against public attitudes that perceived her as a "burden" because of her disability.
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If the notion that girls should not be educated or that English education was bad had popular support, the extremists would not have to blow up schools: they would be empty anyway.
Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Middle East, Rights & Equality
Topics: Afghanistan, counterterrorism, Faisal Bari, girls, Pakistan, Taliban, women
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A recent Senate Armed Services Committee report found that many Afghans subcontracted to guard U.S. bases have links to the Taliban or criminal networks.
Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Middle East, United States
Topics: Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, Erica Gaston, military bases, security, Taliban, US military, war
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Many Afghans regard international forces as harming civilians, terrorizing local populations through night raids, and creating instability by bankrolling warlords and private militias.
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U.S.-supported paramilitary death squads who kill and abuse Afghan civilians with impunity give the Taliban a potent propaganda tool, and make it difficult to instill in Afghan officials the importance of accountability.
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Israeli investigations into alleged violations during the 2008 Gaza Conflict have not complied with international or comparative standards, according to an Open Society Justice Initiative analysis.
Posted in: Justice, Middle East
Topics: accountability, Gaza, Goldstone Report, Hamas, IDF, international justice, Israel, James A. Goldston, Palestine, UN Human Rights Council
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There is no doubt that Abd al-Rashim al-Nashiri was brutally tortured while held in various CIA black sites, including in Poland. The U.S. government's own documents confirm this.
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Can the proliferation of media in Afghanistan mitigate fears that political leaders are increasingly inclined to compromise women's freedoms for the sake of political deals?
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts, Middle East
Topics: Afghanistan, Afghan’s Women’s Network, Bibi Aisha, Mike Amitay, USAID, women's rights
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When debating international justice we must remember the important role of local courts, as they will try the vast majority of cases involving human rights violations and war crimes.