8 results for "KAY JOHNSON"
Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 5:20 AMIn the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the he...
Afghan students protest women's rights decree
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 12:41 AMHard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 yea...
Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4:44 AMThe number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year...
Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:54 PMAn Afghan official says a powerful roadside bomb has killed six policemen in the country's west.
Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:35 AMAfghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.
Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 3:19 AMConservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.
Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:53 PMIn the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels calle...
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:47 PMA suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans in a blast so powerful it rattled the other side of the Afghan capital. U.S. soldiers rushed to help, some wearing only T-s...
