The unluckiest person in the world

02006-10-31T01:36:10+00:00

If you’ve ever wondered who the unluckiest person in the world is, I think I’ve found him. His name is Abdul Rahim. In January 2000, he was arrested in Afghanistan by the Taliban. They tortured him. They burned him with cigarettes, smashed his hand, deprived him of sleep, submitted him to water torture, and hanged him from the ceiling. Eventually he “confessed” to being a spy for the United States.

First casualty of war

02004-05-08T12:40:00+00:00

The US-led coalition in Afghanistan has distributed leaflets calling on people to provide information on al-Qaida and the Taliban or face losing humanitarian aid. The move has outraged aid organisations who said their work is independent of the military and it was despicable to pretend otherwise. – Guardian 2004-05-06

Military Intelligence

02002-01-11T16:07:00+00:00

The Washington Post reports that US military intelligence believes that Al Qaeda is fleeing Afghanistan by sea. Now look at a map of Afghanistan.