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Pakistan president signed legislation to implement Sharia law in province [this day at law]
April 13, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On April 13, 2009, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zadari signed legislation that officially established Islamic Sharia law in the country's North West Frontier Province of Swat, an area bordering Afghanistan. Islamic militants linked to the Taliban reached an agreement with the government to.... [more]
US transfers full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan
March 25, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The US gave full control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan on Monday, winding down US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sought to regain control of the detention center in efforts to reclaim sovereignty over the country, as the US begins withdrawing troops from the.... [more]
Federal appeals court hears challenge to indefinite detention law
February 7, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments on Wednesday in a case challenging the US' authority to detain suspected terrorists indefintely. The law would allow authorities to detain certain suspects indefinitely if they are found to have aided al Qaeda, the Taliban or ".... [more]
HRW reported that Afghanistan civilians struggle to exercise human rights [this day at law]
December 4, 2012 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On December 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that the Afghan government failed to ensure and protect human rights in the decade following the demise of the Taliban government. HRW expressed particular concern over the weak Afghan legal system and continued violence towards women, issues.... [more]
UK marines to remain anonymous in court martial proceedings
November 7, 2012 by Zachariah Rivenbark
A Judge Advocate General for the Military Court Centre in Bulford ruled Wednesday that five UK Royal Marines charged with murder are to remain anonymous throughout their court martial. The five are charged with killing a wounded Taliban fighter, who appeared in a video that features marines.... [more]
Seven Pakistanis were indicted in Bhutto assassination [this day at law]
November 5, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On November 5, 2011, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court indicted seven individuals, two government officials and five Pakistani Taliban in connection with the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Former president Pervez Musharraf was also accused by the Federal Investigation.... [more]
Federal judge ruled on meaning of 'enemy combatant' [this day at law]
October 27, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On October 27, 2008, Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that an "enemy combatant" must have directly supported hostilities against the US or its allies. Leon stated that the definition should comport with the President's constitutional war powers and the.... [more]
UK marines charged with 2011 Afghanistan murder
October 14, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Five UK Royal Marines were charged with murder on Sunday in connection with an incident in 2011 in Afghanistan. The charge allegedly arises out of a video that showed marines in an incriminating situation with a wounded member of the Taliban. An independent agency that supervises military.... [more]
Afghanistan bans newspapers from Pakistan due to propaganda concerns
September 23, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The Afghan Interior Ministry on Saturday ordered a ban on all Pakistani newspapers from entering Afghanistan because, they claim, the papers are a source of propaganda on the part of the Taliban. The papers are to be barred from entry at the popular border crossings of Nangarhar, Kunar and.... [more]
Federal judge blocks indefinite detention law
September 13, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday permanently enjoined a US law that allows authorities to detain certain suspects indefinitely if they are found to have aided al Qaeda, the Taliban or "associated forces." Section 1021(b)(2) of the National.... [more]
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