Afghan Rights Activist Sima Samar, Tipped To Win Nobel Peace Prize

Speculation is rife in the Afghan capital that Sima Samar, the head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, will win the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Commission spokesman Nader Nadiri told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that Samar is...

Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission Says Incidents of Torture have Decreased But Concerns Remain

The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission says incidents of torture have decreased in Afghan detention centers, but that other issues involving the country’s prisons remain of deep concern.

Afghan Investigation Reveals Over 90 Civilians Killed By US Airstrike

Nematullah Shahrani, the Afghan government minister, has said that an investigation found that more than 90 civilians were killed in American led NATO air strikes early Friday in Azizabad, a village in Herat province. “Most are women and children”...