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...Afghanistan today, it can be impossible to know whom to turn to for help. Seeking justice from government officials, says Samimi, "is like going to the wolves for help when the wolves have stolen your sheep." As the Obama Administration signals that it intends to devote more attention to the war in Afghanistan, many Afghans claim that in the name of fighting the Taliban, the West is ignoring abuses committed by its Afghan proxies. One of the worst offenders, alleges Samimi, is Abdul Rashid Dostum, an ethnic-Uzbek warlord who helped in the triumphant ousting of the Taliban...
...completed by 2016, that bills itself as the city of the future. Cars will be banned, so residents will be whisked around the city on a personal rapid transit (PRT) system, an automated cable-car-like network. (The PRT cars, unveiled at WFES, look as if they were stolen from the set of Star Trek.) More prosaically, the 2.3-sq.-mi. (6 sq km) walled community will have a solar-powered desalination plant, and conservation will keep water use 60% below the norm. The city's centerpiece will be the Masdar Institute, a graduate academy that will churn...
...childhood filled with the savagery of war would certainly be difficult enough. Doing so after having been trained as a tiny soldier to kill Arabs and Muslims, or jallabas, before even reaching puberty, would prove to be an impossible task for some. Stories of the Lost Boys of Sudan - stolen from their homes and sometimes coaxed by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to fight a war the children had little understanding of - have emerged bit by bit since the end of the civil war that raged in the country for nearly two decades killing almost 2 million people...
Armies built for conventional warfare don't easily make the transition to counterterrorism, as U.S. commanders discovered in Iraq. Pakistan's generals have shown no enthusiasm for such a change, despite a massive infusion of U.S. military aid meant to make it happen. Much of that money has been stolen or spent to defend against an attack from India; little has reached the border with Afghanistan. Army chief Ashfaq Kayani has made some effort to take on the Taliban and other militant groups, but fitfully and with mixed results...
...becomes a symbol of hope as he leads a large community of Jewish refugees hiding in the forests of Belarus. Based on a true story, “Defiance” narrates Tuvia’s journey as he and his followers attempt to rebuild a life that was stolen from them. Having fled into the forest after the death of their parents, the four Bielski brothers discover that they share their refuge with many other Jews from the surrounding towns. Tuvia refuses to leave a single man, woman, or child helpless in the forest, causing their community of survivors...