Monday, July 23, 2012

Powerful Figures Are Blocking Rights Report, Activists Say - The New York Times

The list of names is a sort of who’s who of power players in Afghanistan: former and current warlords or officials, some now in very prominent positions in the national government, as well as in insurgent factions fighting it. Many of the named men were principals in the civil war era after the Soviet Union withdrew, and they are also frequently mentioned when talk here turns to fears of violence after the end of the NATO combat mission in 2014. Already, there is growing concern about a scramble for power and resources along ethnic and tribal lines. - Read More, Powerful Figures Are Blocking Rights Report, Activists Say - International Herald Tribune
The Perils of Mapping Afghanistan's Conflict UN Dispatch

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