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Taliban Tortures Afghan YouTuber, Films It "For Fun": Report
A video has gone viral on social media, which shows the Taliban torturing YouTuber Ajmal Haqiqi and his team, according to sources.
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Daughter Of Afghan Envoy To Pak Kidnapped, "Severely Tortured"
The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and mistreated by unknown assailants, the Afghan government said on Saturday.
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Husband Kills Child Bride For Revenge In Afghanistan: Officials
An Afghan child forced to marry a man at least twice her age in a traditional bridal exchange has been tortured to death by her husband in a revenge killing, officials said Tuesday.
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Islamic State Captive Buried Head of Fellow Hostage
Nine months of torture at the hands of Islamic State fighters, in which he buried the decapitated head of a fellow detainee, are written on the gaunt face of Afghan student Mohammed Yousuf.
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Afghan President Says Need to Find Way to Say 'Sorry' to Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that some members of the Taliban had legitimate grievances given the torture and ill treatment they had suffered and it was necessary to find a way to apologise and heal national wounds.
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UN Report Finds Torture Still Widespread in Afghan Jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were able to interview, the United Nations said today.
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Afghan suspect blames US commandos for civilian murders
An Afghan accused of torturing and murdering civilians while working for US special forces denies the charges and says he followed American orders, according to a report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
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Hamid Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act
The Afghan president on Wednesday called on his security forces to end incidents of torture and abuse of the Afghan people, a shift from past speeches that have solely blamed NATO troops for the violations in the country.
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Afghanistan: US special forces must leave province
Afghanistan's president ordered all US special forces to leave a strategically important eastern province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans.
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai orders cameras to combat torture
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered that all interrogation facilities should be equipped with video cameras in a bid to prevent torture, after a recent UN report said detainees were abused.
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Taliban Tortures Afghan YouTuber, Films It "For Fun": Report
A video has gone viral on social media, which shows the Taliban torturing YouTuber Ajmal Haqiqi and his team, according to sources.
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Daughter Of Afghan Envoy To Pak Kidnapped, "Severely Tortured"
The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and mistreated by unknown assailants, the Afghan government said on Saturday.
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Husband Kills Child Bride For Revenge In Afghanistan: Officials
An Afghan child forced to marry a man at least twice her age in a traditional bridal exchange has been tortured to death by her husband in a revenge killing, officials said Tuesday.
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Islamic State Captive Buried Head of Fellow Hostage
Nine months of torture at the hands of Islamic State fighters, in which he buried the decapitated head of a fellow detainee, are written on the gaunt face of Afghan student Mohammed Yousuf.
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Afghan President Says Need to Find Way to Say 'Sorry' to Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that some members of the Taliban had legitimate grievances given the torture and ill treatment they had suffered and it was necessary to find a way to apologise and heal national wounds.
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UN Report Finds Torture Still Widespread in Afghan Jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were able to interview, the United Nations said today.
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Afghan suspect blames US commandos for civilian murders
An Afghan accused of torturing and murdering civilians while working for US special forces denies the charges and says he followed American orders, according to a report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
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Hamid Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act
The Afghan president on Wednesday called on his security forces to end incidents of torture and abuse of the Afghan people, a shift from past speeches that have solely blamed NATO troops for the violations in the country.
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Afghanistan: US special forces must leave province
Afghanistan's president ordered all US special forces to leave a strategically important eastern province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans.
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai orders cameras to combat torture
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered that all interrogation facilities should be equipped with video cameras in a bid to prevent torture, after a recent UN report said detainees were abused.
