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Members of security forces stand at the site of an attack near the Afghan parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2015. (Reuters/Ahmad Masood)
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Afghan security forces are seen from a cracked side window of a vehicle, which was damaged in a suicide attack on a police headquarters in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on June 1, 2015. (Reuters/Parwiz)
Militant attack kills 9 Afghans working for Czech charity
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, AP—Militants attacked a remote guesthouse and killed nine Afghans working for a Czech charity on Tuesday, as a new report by Brown University warned that almost 100,000 people have been killed in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion...Caption:
The father of 27-year-old Farkhunda, who was beaten to death by a mob, attends a hearing at the Primary Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
Afghan judge sentences 4 to death in mob killing of woman
Kabul, AP—An Afghan court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced four men to death for their role in the brutal mob killing of a woman in Kabul in March—a slaying that shocked the nation and spurred calls for authorities to ensure women’s rights to equality and...Caption:
Afghan women shout slogans during a protest against the killing of Afghan woman Farkhunda, in front of the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 24, 2015. (EPA/Hedayatullah Amid)
Afghan trial in mob killing of woman begins live on TV
Kabul, AP—The trial of 49 suspects, including 19 police officers, on charges relating to the mob killing of an Afghan woman began in the capital, Kabul, on Saturday. The opening of the trial at Afghanistan’s Primary Court was broadcast live on nationwide...Caption:
Afghan policemen stand guard in front of a high school, the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, on December 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail)