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RefugeesReal refugee, please stand up
Nov.30, 2010 Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has proposed refugee trade-off to stop illegal boat people arriving in Australian territory under Coalition plan. Under Coalition policy, Afghan or any asylum seekers who arrive illegally by...
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RefugeesDARYL McLURE: Living with the Taliban
AFGHANISTAN: Life is lived on the edge, ancient hatreds, religious and ethnic, still spill over into bloodshed and a terrible brutality. THE other night I heard a young man in Geelong outline why he had...
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RefugeesAfghanistani Refugee crushed between two trucks in Patras, Greece
November 29, 2010 On Saturday afternoon, 27th of November, a 24 years old afghan refugee, father of three children, was crushed between two trucks during his effort to climb in one of them and leave...
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NewsAfghanistan and the Parliamentary Crises
From: The Desk of Fahim Khairy Date: November 27, 2010 Afghanistan is going through a second round of parliamentary elections in the past almost 10 years of a democratic regime following the Taliban removal. The...
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News“War Does This to Your Mind”
by Kathy Kelly, November 28, 2010 Kabul– Khamad Jan, age 22, remembers that, as a youngster, he was a good student who enjoyed studying. “Now, I can’t seem to think,” he said sadly, looking at...
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AustraliaVoting’s a privilege for Abdul
By Jenni Henderson and Louise Ray Abdul Rezaei, first time voter in the 2010 Victorian state election (Jenni Henderson - ABC Mildura Swan Hill) For Abdul Rezaei the state election will be the second time...
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RefugeesI want to go to Australia by boat
Ghulam Sakhi says his life is in danger because he fought alongside our troops, writes Ash Sweeting in Kabul. A former ally of Australian troops in Afghanistan now plans to pay people smugglers to take...
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GenocideReport on the Case of Conflict between Kochies and the Local People In Behsood (Hessa-e-Awal, Hessa-e-Dowm) and Diamirdad districts of Maidan Wardak province
By Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Download this report in PDF format Introduction According to the history, entrance of Kochies to the central parts of the country and use of its pastures goes back to...
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NewsGhazni’s Re-Election and the high-handedness of the IEC and Hamid Karzai
Liaquat Ali Hazara, Nov 25, 2010 The much awaited result of the recent parliamentary elections has been announced by the Independent Election Commission amid fears of deteriorating law and order and clashes between the Hazaras...
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NewsFinal Afghan election results show Hazara minority trumped dominant Pashtuns
Wed Nov 24,2010 Nearly two months after Afghans cast their votes in the parliamentary election, the countrys Independent Election Commission released the final results for all but one area of the country. While concerns remain...
By Omid Jafari