Heckuva job, Karzai
Looks like the Afghan government has given European countries the perfect excuse to justify their unwillingness to ante up: Nato’s head says it could be difficult to persuade European countries to contribute more troops to Afghanistan because of controversial new laws. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the planned laws violated human rights and were unjustifiable ...
Looks like the Afghan government has given European countries the perfect excuse to justify their unwillingness to ante up:
Looks like the Afghan government has given European countries the perfect excuse to justify their unwillingness to ante up:
Nato’s head says it could be difficult to persuade European countries to contribute more troops to Afghanistan because of controversial new laws.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the planned laws violated human rights and were unjustifiable when Nato troops were dying to protect universal values.
Critics say the law limits the rights of women from the Shia minority and authorises rape within marriage.
MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images
Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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