Dispatches from Afghanistan
Posted in Afghan Life, Articles on Mar 9th, 2008
Muhammad Sediq Afghan’s hunger strike has inspired dozens of others to join his nonviolent efforts
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Hundreds of demonstrators marched the streets of Kabul Sunday, calling for the eviction of Danish and Dutch troops, while in the western city of Herat, thousands assembled […]
Posted in Afghan Life, Articles on Mar 4th, 2008
KABUL, Mar 4 - The rate of return of refugees to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries is causing tremendous stress to the Afghan government and society, government officials here say.
According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2007 alone the Iranian government deported over 360,000 Afghans, most of whom struggled to find […]
Posted in Afghan Life, Articles on Feb 26th, 2008
Thousands of Afghan refugees, forcibly repatriated by Iran, have been living in makeshift camps across Afghanistan.