Ehsan Qaane

Photographer in Jail: An example of arbitrary Afghan ‘justice’

President Ghani’s spokesman has told AAN that jailed Afghan photographer Najib Musafer will be released from Pul-e Charkhi, although he gave no date. Musafer took a photograph of girls parading in an Education Day ceremony seven years ago and sold it to a production company which turned it into an image advertising Etisalat telephones. One […]

5 Mar 2015

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Let's talk turnout in the parliamentary election in Paktia 2010: polling staff, no voters, in the afternoon. Photo: Thomas Ruttig

After the Election Is Before the Election: The dilemma with the 2015 parliamentary vote date

Ehsan Qaane • Thomas Ruttig •

The Afghan constitution stipulates that the next parliamentary elections must be held before June 2015. Until a few days ago, however, most Afghan and international actors seem to have tacitly agreed that the constitutional date cannot be met. But during a conference on 16 November, the new president’s legal advisor stated that Ashraf Ghani is […]

19 Nov 2014

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Photographer in Jail: An example of arbitrary Afghan ‘justice’

After the Election Is Before the Election: The dilemma with the 2015 parliamentary vote date

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