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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Decide On Woman's Extradition From Afghan Jail
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide the representation of a Kerala-based man seeking direction for extradition and repatriation of his daughter and minor granddaughter, who are at present detained in Afghanistan's Pul-e-Charkhi
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Kerala Woman Who Joined ISIS Stuck In Afghanistan. Her Mother's Appeal
Among hundreds of prisoners released by the Taliban from an Afghan jail after their takeover of Kabul was Nimisha Fathima from Kerala, who had surrendered to Afghan forces after joining the terror group ISIS.
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100 Taliban Terrorists To Be Released From Afghan Jails Today
The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners from jails on Thursday, said a senior security official, adding that in exchange the Taliban will release 20 Afghan security members.
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Afghanistan To Release 1,500 Taliban Prisoners From Jails: Decree
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days to pave the way for direct talks with the hardline insurgent group that are aimed at ending the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan, according to a copy of the decree seen by Reuters.
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Seven Killed In Suicide Attack Near Kabul Prison
A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest militant attack in the war-torn country. Another five were wounded in the blast near the facility in Kabul, which police spokesman Basir Mujahid said had hit a vehicle that staff of Pul-e-Chark...
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"Afghan" Jailed For Stabbing 15-Year-Old Girlfriend In Germany
A German court Monday jailed a failed asylum seeker who claims to be from Afghanistan for stabbing his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend to death, in a case the far-right has seized upon in its campaign against migrants
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3 British Sikhs Sentenced To Prison In Immigration Scam Case
Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 6,00,000 pounds scam.
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'Instant Paradise': An Afghan Child Bomber's Journey
At first glance Mohibullah looks an ordinary Afghan teenager, wide-eyed with a tender smile, a little peach fuzz and a boyish dream of becoming a kick boxer. But this 15-year-old is languishing in prison -- jailed after the Taliban preyed on him to become a suicide bomber.
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Jailed Afghan Women And Girls Often Subjected To Virginity Tests, Report Says
Women and girls in Afghan jails are frequently subjected to forced virginity tests, advocates from Afghanistan's human rights commission said Tuesday, calling for an end to a discredited practice that is both invasive and degrading.
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Afghan Forces Free 59 Prisoners From Taliban Jail In South
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts to drive back the insurgents who have seized large parts of the volatile southern province.
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Afghan, US Special Forces Free 40 Prisoners From Taliban Jail
A joint Afghan and U.S. special forces raid freed 40 members of Afghanistan's security forces from a Taliban jail in the volatile southern province of Helmand, the U.S. military said on Friday.
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Afghan Taliban Storm Jail, Release Hundreds of Prisoners: Police
Taliban insurgents stormed a prison in the central Afghan city of Ghazni early on Monday, killing police and releasing hundreds of prisoners, police said.
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UN Report Finds Torture Still Widespread in Afghan Jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were able to interview, the United Nations said today.
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Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Sent to 14 Days Judicial Custody
Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, was today sent back to a Rawalpindi jail after a court in Islamabad remanded him to 14 days judicial custody for the abduction of an Afghan national.
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Afghan Religious Teacher Jailed for 20 Years for Rape
An Afghan court has sentenced a religious teacher to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Decide On Woman's Extradition From Afghan Jail
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide the representation of a Kerala-based man seeking direction for extradition and repatriation of his daughter and minor granddaughter, who are at present detained in Afghanistan's Pul-e-Charkhi
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Kerala Woman Who Joined ISIS Stuck In Afghanistan. Her Mother's Appeal
Among hundreds of prisoners released by the Taliban from an Afghan jail after their takeover of Kabul was Nimisha Fathima from Kerala, who had surrendered to Afghan forces after joining the terror group ISIS.
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100 Taliban Terrorists To Be Released From Afghan Jails Today
The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners from jails on Thursday, said a senior security official, adding that in exchange the Taliban will release 20 Afghan security members.
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Afghanistan To Release 1,500 Taliban Prisoners From Jails: Decree
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days to pave the way for direct talks with the hardline insurgent group that are aimed at ending the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan, according to a copy of the decree seen by Reuters.
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Seven Killed In Suicide Attack Near Kabul Prison
A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest militant attack in the war-torn country. Another five were wounded in the blast near the facility in Kabul, which police spokesman Basir Mujahid said had hit a vehicle that staff of Pul-e-Chark...
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"Afghan" Jailed For Stabbing 15-Year-Old Girlfriend In Germany
A German court Monday jailed a failed asylum seeker who claims to be from Afghanistan for stabbing his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend to death, in a case the far-right has seized upon in its campaign against migrants
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3 British Sikhs Sentenced To Prison In Immigration Scam Case
Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 6,00,000 pounds scam.
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'Instant Paradise': An Afghan Child Bomber's Journey
At first glance Mohibullah looks an ordinary Afghan teenager, wide-eyed with a tender smile, a little peach fuzz and a boyish dream of becoming a kick boxer. But this 15-year-old is languishing in prison -- jailed after the Taliban preyed on him to become a suicide bomber.
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Jailed Afghan Women And Girls Often Subjected To Virginity Tests, Report Says
Women and girls in Afghan jails are frequently subjected to forced virginity tests, advocates from Afghanistan's human rights commission said Tuesday, calling for an end to a discredited practice that is both invasive and degrading.
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Afghan Forces Free 59 Prisoners From Taliban Jail In South
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts to drive back the insurgents who have seized large parts of the volatile southern province.
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Afghan, US Special Forces Free 40 Prisoners From Taliban Jail
A joint Afghan and U.S. special forces raid freed 40 members of Afghanistan's security forces from a Taliban jail in the volatile southern province of Helmand, the U.S. military said on Friday.
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Afghan Taliban Storm Jail, Release Hundreds of Prisoners: Police
Taliban insurgents stormed a prison in the central Afghan city of Ghazni early on Monday, killing police and releasing hundreds of prisoners, police said.
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UN Report Finds Torture Still Widespread in Afghan Jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were able to interview, the United Nations said today.
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Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Sent to 14 Days Judicial Custody
Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, was today sent back to a Rawalpindi jail after a court in Islamabad remanded him to 14 days judicial custody for the abduction of an Afghan national.
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Afghan Religious Teacher Jailed for 20 Years for Rape
An Afghan court has sentenced a religious teacher to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl.
