At least 40 Afghanistan’s former prosecutors killed and wounded in the past two years
Khadija Salehi spent seven years working in Afghanistan’s Attorney-General’s Office. But the former prosecutor now lives in fear of being murdered by the men she put away.
As the Taliban Hunts Prosecutors, Afghan and U.S. Lawyers Team Up to Bring Their Colleagues to Safety
When he took over as attorney general in 2016, Mohammad Farid Hamidi vowed to crack down on the corruption that had plagued Afghanistan’s political elites, including within his new office.
Afghanistan’s female judges haunted by Taliban threats
For nearly a decade, Noora Hashimi, a 33-year-old lawyer worked as a prosecutor in Afghanistan. Her job, which entailed investigating cases of violence against women and children, gave her a deep sense of purpose and satisfaction.
US prosecutors rush to evacuate colleagues from Afghanistan
Twenty-nine Afghan prosecutors have been killed by the Taliban in the last two years. Three of those killings have occurred within the last three weeks. Many former prosecutors are hiding in fear, unemployed, and unable to provide for their families. It is a problem some experts say the new government created and encouraged.
‘Dire Need’: US Prosecutors Rush To Evacuate Colleagues From Afghanistan
August 15 marks the two-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul, which completed the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Two weeks later, only two American officials remained in the country.
They fought alongside the U.S. – now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo
After serving alongside the U.S., an all-female Afghan military platoon is in immigration limbo. Who are they? The Afghan military's Female Tactical Platoon — a unit deployed with U.S. and Afghan special forces to collect intelligence from women and children.