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An Afghan TV anchor asks: "Why Afghanistan is always being criticized over 'Women Rights'?"

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:39:00 -0500

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Why #Afghanistan is always being criticized over “Women Rights”? Do you know about Saudi Arabia women who even can’t drive???

Ahmad Farzad Lameh

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@FarzadLameh Women can’t drive in Afghanistan either. It’s not illegal, but they ar harassed off the roads & even attacked by male motorists

Una Moore

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@UnaInKabul To some extent agree, but not at all. We are seeing female driving in Kabul, but what about Riyadh? We’re paving ways anyway.

Ahmad Farzad Lameh

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@UnaInKabul I haven’t said we should give up on women’s right, what I am saying is, why western media is more focusing on Afghan women —>

Ahmad Farzad Lameh

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@UnaInKabul ..while there in Saudi Arabia women are even not allowed to drive. At least we have no violence against women in —>

Ahmad Farzad Lameh

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@UnaInKabul …county’s justice system. We need some more time to restore everything in place. We should never give up anyway.

Ahmad Farzad Lameh

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@FarzadLameh There’s no violence against women in the Afghan justice system? What do u call jailing women for being raped & escaping abuse?

Una Moore

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@UnaInKabul That’s not said in Afghan justice, it was totally illegal as she was released.

Ahmad Farzad Lameh

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:24

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@FarzadLameh Gulnaz’s case was not unique. Half of all women in Afghan prisons are there for so-called moral crimes: trunc.it/j5cap

Una Moore

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@FarzadLameh Afghanistan’s laws are more respectful of women’s human rights than it’s police, judges, prosecutors & defense attorneys are.

Una Moore

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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@FarzadLameh Laws that are routinely violated might as well not exist at all, as far as poor women on trial are concerned.

Una Moore

Sat, Jan 21 2012 12:48:10

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Texting, Tweeting and Tweeting Texts about Attacks in Jalalabad

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:25:11 -0400

ISAF learns to use Twitter, takes the gloves off

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:45:09 -0400

@ISAFmedia, the official Twitter account of NATO forces in Afghanistan was, until very recently, mocked as an example of an organization using Twitter very poorly. @ISAFmedia’s tweets were wooden summaries of press releases and the account manager didn’t interact with other Afghanistan war tweeters. All of that changed in the fall of 2011. Here’s a snapshot of what @ISAFmedia is tweeting now.

Clarifying security reports in Kabul.

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Alarms sounding on ISAF HQ compound are scheduled, routine training exercise.

ISAFmedia
September 28, 2011

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I wondered so - RT @ISAFmedia: Alarms sounding on ISAF HQ compound are scheduled, routine training exercise.

combatjournal
September 28, 2011

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On explosion reports: Word is that booms were ceremonial cannon fire by Afghan officials. Reinstated noontime tradition.

ISAFmedia
September 28, 2011

Refuting Taliban reports.

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ISAF helicopter shot down in Paktia province’s Wazi Zadran district at 09:00 am today. All onboard killed, wreckage still lying in area

ABalkhi
September 29, 2011

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Acc to Taliban tweep @ABalkhi, a NATO helicopter was shot down earlier 2day in Afghanistan’s Paktia province.No reaction from @ISAFmedia yet

YanniKouts
September 29, 2011

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@yannikouts He’s lying, as usual. There was a hard landing. No shootdown. All aboard are alive and safe.

ISAFmedia
September 29, 2011

Engaging journalists and researchers.

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ISAF press conference on recent UN report on violence in Afghanistan beginning now.

ISAFmedia
September 29, 2011

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Jun-Aug 2011: Enemy attacks 17% lower than in 2010.

ISAFmedia
September 29, 2011

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@ISAFmedia Lower in the number of occasions? Or gravity? What is the reference?

jfkorn
September 29, 2011

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@jfkorn Will try to post link to fleshed-out stats as soon as they become available.

ISAFmedia
September 29, 2011

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@ISAFmedia I understand :). Keep up the flow of information, appreciate it. Looking forward to the whole data package.

jfkorn
September 29, 2011

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@jfkorn Will do. Many, many PowerPt. slides right now. Impossible to synthesize them into 140 chars.

ISAFmedia
September 29, 2011

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Diverging narratives in #Afghanistan. UN: violence up 39%. @ISAFmedia RapidResponse: “inconsistent with the data we have collected”

nickschifrin
September 28, 2011

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@ISAFmedia Where do ISAF, UN stats differ? Enemy-initiated attacks? Attacks in general?

Starbuck_WOI
September 29, 2011

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@starbuck_woi Differences come down to categorization. For instance, UN counts “potential or attempted” attacks.

ISAFmedia
September 29, 2011

Flame-warring with the Taliban tweeters.

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11 children among dead. Noticed @abalkhi didn’t tweet this one. http://ow.ly/6GQWH

ISAFmedia
September 28, 2011

A typical day in the Afghanistan war on Twitter

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:42:17 -0400

September 29, 2011 was a typical day in the Afghan war Twitterverse, with journalists providing the bulk of incident reports, belligerent parties submitting their own rapid fire (and highly dubious) reports and experts adding context and clarity to reported stories.

Unconfirmed incident report by a journalist, with self as source.

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Taliban burn a school in Badghis province last night. The school was recently build by #Spanish PRT team in Balamorghab district

graveyarddiary
September 29, 2011

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500 girls and boys were studying in the school, Badghis province

graveyarddiary
September 29, 2011

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Afghan security forces in Baghlan finally managed to kill Abdul Ghafor, a prominent commander who was involved in extorting money from PPL

C0mpaner0
September 29, 2011

Unconfirmed incident reports by belligerent parties in the conflict.

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US tank destroyed in IED attack: KANDAHAR, Sep. 29 – An IED attack in Maiwand district yesterday afternoon destr… http://bit.ly/neRC1p

alemarahweb
September 29, 2011

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Ajiristan district HQ comes under attack: DAIKONDI, Sep. 29 – The district HQ of Ajiristan came under an armed M… http://bit.ly/p2qxe5

alemarahweb
September 29, 2011

Incident report, no source, seeking information.

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Just heard tht taliban has killed/beheaded people going to iran.All victoms frm #Jaghori district. Plz update us f u have any info abt it

rasikhadine
September 28, 2011

Incident report with source, emerging details.

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TOLOnews BREAKING NEWS: Explosion in Herat…more details to follow

saadmohseni
September 28, 2011

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ANSO: Herat Province, Injil District, Airport Road, Explosion.

Yosuf_Mohseni
September 28, 2011

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Roadside bomb killed 3 and injured 9, this morning N Herat, border police was target in this incident, most of casualies B.police: TOLOnews

Pshamal
September 28, 2011

Incident report with context.

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Taliban-style bombing kills two women cops and a male cop along the Herat airport road. Afghanistan already facing a shortage of female cops

Pressistan
September 28, 2011

Adding context, clarity to a report.

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Chimtal/Charbolak close to Mazar but not exactly “at the gates.” MT @atnussan Taliban stalks outskirts of calm Afghan city wapo.st/qRaLgf

AREUafghanistan
September 28, 2011

Where an Afghan passport can take you.

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:50:26 -0400

Where an Afghan passport can take you.:

mujibmashal:

Spoiler alert: nowhere.

The Economist recently published a piece called Visa Free Travel: the passport that allows you to go anywhere.

Of course, Afghanistan was the bottom of the list.

“AFGHANS hoping to embark on a grand tour of Europe, or any other continent in fact, are likely to…

“the hell r u talking bout boy”

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:47:53 -0400

“the hell r u talking bout boy”

ISAF’s Twitter account manager tweeted a warning about...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:47:31 -0400

ISAF’s Twitter account manager tweeted a warning about unexploded ordinances during the waning hours of the September 13/14 attack in Kabul. The tweet was sent to specific journalists who were on the scene and known to be followed by many of their peers.

ISAF and the Taliban had a Twitter fight.

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:48:00 -0400

ISAF and the Taliban had a Twitter fight.

An Afghan journalist tweets about an encounter with a US...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:26:00 -0400

An Afghan journalist tweets about an encounter with a US military convoy.

drymouth: Ahmed Wali Karzai 1961-2011. Isaf Media, some rights...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:43:17 -0400

drymouth:

Ahmed Wali Karzai 1961-2011. Isaf Media, some rights reserved under creative commons.

It looks like President Karzai’s half-brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, has been the latest victim in a series of assassinations in Kandahar that claimed Chief of Police Khan Mohammad and Deputy Provincial Governor Abdul Latif Ashna this year.

The New York Times amongst others claimed that AWK, (as he’s known in ex-pat circles), had numerous links to the Afghan heroin trade and was accused by many of corruption. But President Karzai famously said, when confronted, bring me the evidence and I will convict my brother. Or words to that effect. He was the leader of the Provincial Council and is described by Al-Jazaeera’s James Bays as the second most powerful person in Afghanistan.

Now he’s been killed, seemingly by his own bodyguard while at home. The Taliban will very likely take credit for it, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it wos them wot dun it. AWK had enough enemies, rivals, power and influence to make the space he’s now left very inviting. Also, his very presence in a position of authority has always been an embarrassment to the international community. This is in no way pointing any fingers - the likelihood is that the Taliban have been planning this for a long time - but just underlines the complexities of the case.

The bodyguard in question seems to be a very close aide, according to @mattaikins, which suggests infiltration from the highest levels.

Another Injustice Against Women: Please Pass Along

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:24:00 -0400

Via Noorjahan Akbar on facebook:

Media friends, if possible please contact me. We need some advocacy on this asap. Lets use media as a force of pressure against people who violate humanity. Thank you!

Another Injustice towards Women: call for advocacy and assistance

From: Young Women for Change

Juzjan province is among the relatively safe areas of Afghanistan. Governmental offices are active in all its districts. The governor is a young man who is familiar with local languages and claims to serve the country and defend the people’s rights. Unfortunately, people are unhappy with the way services are provided, therefore everyday there are sparks of insecurity and disorder in several areas. It’s easy to blame insurgents and enemies of Afghanistan for the illegal incidents, but the question remains that why aren’t the people who have experienced war and misfortune recruited to the process of peace and reconstruction? How are the enemies able to influence the people? To answer these questions there are several cases of oppression, lack of collaboration and corruption. A recent incident in Khanaqa district of Juzjan province is an example of corruption and neglect towards an unbelievable violation of human rights.

On night in March of 2011, in Sarbande Chakush village of Khanaqa district, a group of armed men, headed by Haji Daadullah, one of the well-known and powerful men of the village attacked a house and kidnapped an approximately fourteen year old girl named Aziza. The girl’s family was warned that if someone dares to report the kidnapping, they will have to pay back. After about twenty days, local security forces become aware of the incident and investigate the girl’s family. Mohammad Qul, Aziza’s father, uses the investigation as an opportunity to officially file a complaint. This causes the security forces to bring Haji Daadullah and others involved in the kidnapping to police.

During the investigations, the kidnappers say that another village girl named Rajab Gul was married to Abdul Rahman, but on the wedding night Abdul Rahman accuses the girl of being a non-virgin. Immediately after that Haji Daadullah holds a decision-making meeting without reporting the accusation or the case to the judicial clinic or the police. During the meeting, based on previous family conflicts, Haji Daadullah decides that Rajab Gul has lost her virginity to a young man named Shah Nazar. Therefore, Haji Daadullah and many of his armed men

Attack on Jalalabad Road. Friday, June 24, 2011. Video taken by...

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:20:00 -0400

Attack on Jalalabad Road. Friday, June 24, 2011.

Video taken by Najib with an Android phone.

Manager gives account of Kabul hotel attack

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:10:39 -0400

Manager gives account of Kabul hotel attack:

mujibmashal:

Duty manager at Inter-Continental Hotel spoke to us about overnight attack that left at least 10 civilians dead.

One of our security guards, Kaka Sher, the poor guy, was shot on his prayer mat during praying.

A bad omen lands in the garden

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:02:50 -0400

A bad omen lands in the garden

Border war

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:26:26 -0400

Border war

What happened on Jalalabad Road today?

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:15:30 -0400

What happened on Jalalabad Road today?

"Someone mentioned to me a few days ago about being seasoned veterans. The first thing that popped..."

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:53:27 -0400

“Someone mentioned to me a few days ago about being seasoned veterans. The first thing that popped into my head was a large crock pot full of my platoon being topped with clove and other spices. It is certainly warm enough here to feel like a crock pot, and baby wipes can only keep you from being ripe for so long.”

- Will Treadway, a US Army platoon leader and blogger in Kandahar’s Zhari district.

"As the fighters begged forgiveness, Ferozuddin marched up to the first one and shot him in the left..."

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:39:43 -0400

“As the fighters begged forgiveness, Ferozuddin marched up to the first one and shot him in the left knee. One by one he kneecapped the others.”

- Miles Amoore, on the rise of the Taliban’s “kneecap commanders.”

A ‘postcard from Hell,’ designed by Afghan blogger...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:15:32 -0400

A ‘postcard from Hell,’ designed by Afghan blogger Hadi Zaher for the 10th anniversary of the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues by the Taliban.

This week, the Government of Afghanistan hanged a 17 year old...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:00:00 -0400

This week, the Government of Afghanistan hanged a 17 year old boy for taking part in the massacre of 40 unarmed bank patrons and employees of Kabulbank Jalalabad.