- 09 March 2012
Afghan women are imprisoned for the "moral crimes" of sex
When U.S. forces toppled the Taliban government following the 9/11 attacks, there was a global wave of support from people horrified by the plight of Afghan women. Under the Taliban, women had been denied education, banned from medical treatment by male doctors, and publicly executed for "immorality."
- 04 January 2012
Afghan unit to hunt abused bride's husband
A special 10-man police unit has been set up to hunt for the husband and others behind the torture of a 15-year-old Afghan bride, officials say.
- 30 December 2011
400 South Asians stranded in the UAE
Nepali migrant workers are among 400 South Asians who have been stranded in the UAE after their employer’s companies went bust.
- 25 February 2012
Deadly violence as commander warns against 'vengeance' in Afghanistan
A large crowd swarmed a military base and numerous demonstrations turned deadly Friday in Afghanistan, the fourth day of fallout after NATO troops burned Qurans at a military base, officials said.
- 01 January 2012
'Iraq Day' marks deadline for U.S.
Television stations in Baghdad are calling it "Iraq Day," the Saturday deadline for American troops to completely withdraw from the country under a U.S.-Iraqi security pact.
- 18 December 2011
Iraq war ends with exit of last U.S.
Early Sunday, as the sun ascended to the winter sky, the very last American convoy made its way down the main highway that connects Iraq and Kuwait.
The military called it its final "tactical road march." A series of 110 heavily armored, hulking trucks and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles carrying about 500 soldiers streamed slowly but steadily out of the combat zone.
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