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1 Jan 2013

Women's education and health workers killed in Pakistan

Seven development workers in north-west Pakistan, six of them women working at a health and education project, have been shot dead.
8 Nov 2012

Nobel Peace Prize campaign for Taliban target Malala Yousafzai

An international campaign is being organised to nominate the 15-year old young woman shot in the head by the Taliban for a Nobel Peace Prize.
10 Oct 2012

Taliban shoot 14-year old human rights activist

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for shooting a 14-year Pakistani human rights activist in Swat valley who is now being treated in hospital.
2 Mar 2012

Pakistan government fails to protect religious minorities says Amnesty

The Pakistan Government has failed to protect religious minorities from systematic campaigns of violence and vilification, says Amnesty.
18 Aug 2011

Afghanistan and 'talking to the enemy'

Senior parliamentarian Sir Menzies Campbell and commentator James Fergusson, whose book 'Taliban' strips away misconceptions and lays bare the contradictions of western policy, are taking part in a public conversation on Friday 19 August, co-sponsored by the beliefs and values think-tank Ekklesia.
6 Apr 2011

WCC sends message to UN over Afghan killings horror

The World Council of Churches has condemned religious violence and provocation in sending condolences to the UN over the recent killings in Afghanistan.
17 Aug 2010

Afghan couple killed in first stoning since US invasion

The Taliban have carried out the first confirmed executions by stoning to be seen in Afghanistan since the arrival of western troops in autumn 2001.
11 Aug 2010

Humanitarian agency will continue work despite Afghan killings

The International Assistance Mission has rejected Taliban claims that 10 of its staff killed in an attack in Afghanistan had been trying to convert Muslims.
10 Aug 2010

Amnesty International says Taliban should be prosecuted for war crimes

Following a United Nations report on the killing of Afghan civilians by anti-government fighters, Amnesty International has called for the Taliban to be prosecuted for war crimes.
11 Jul 2010

Afghan civilians call for the removal of Western troops

Afghan civilians have called for the removal of Western troops from their country during demonstrations over the weekend. They expressed opposition to the Karzai government backed by the US and UK.

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