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The Hypocrisy of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones

With news of the last deployment of British troops of Afghanistan breaking last month it seems appropriate to look back at what has been, by all accounts, a highly contentious and controversial mission. Although these have been...
by Victoria Briggs
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Afghanistan Law To Silence Victims Of Honour Killings, Domestic Violence And Forced Marriage

A new law in Afghanistan might allow the perpetrators of domestic violence, honour killings and forced marriages to commit these crimes without any consequences – simply because they are related to the victim. The controv...
by Priyanka Mogul
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The Consequences Of Privatizing Security

Controversy over private security companies sparked late last month in Malaysia as the country experienced two armed robberies by security guards. This follows closely after public outcry earlier this year as the booming priv...
by Linn Kristin Klausen
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The Final Pledge: Afghanistan’s future at the Tokyo Conference

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@intlpolitical” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button”]  It is undeniable that the recent Tokyo Conference on the reconstruction of Afghanistan ...
by Jessica Trevis
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Afghanistan’s Photojournalism Revolution

During the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, photography was completely banned in the country. The recent press freedom that the country has seen since the removal of the regime is still minimal, but the ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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National Security’s Cameo

Having been cast to the wayside in a way that it hadn’t been during the previous two presidential elections, eleven years after the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001, the topics of National Security and Terrorism have ...
by Laura Casey
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WATCH: Ingenuity, Film and Social Media Combine to Save Lives from Landmines

Massoud Hassani grew up on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, near a desert filled with unexploded mines left by foreign armies. As a child he would build cheap wind-powered toys and race them across the desert with his frien...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Afghanistan bombings impact on peace resolution

A series of unfortunate bombings and suicide attacks shook the entire region of Afghanistan in the past few weeks, killing at least 65 people and injuring numerous others in Kabul. It has been termed as the deadliest phase in K...
by Arpita Mitra
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