Afghanistan - Not Guilty No Way

The murder of Qandeel Baloch.

Jul 18, 2016 | Afghanistan, Islam, Religion, Women | 1 comment

Maajid Nawaz wrote a wonderful piece about Qandeel Baloch, the social media sensation of Pakistan. His article is powerful, moving, and rational all at the same time. This is a tough thing to do when writing about things that are as politically and emotionally charged...

A post on many things

Jul 8, 2016 | Afghanistan, Criminal Defense, Not Gulity No Way, Police Brutality, Racism |

What a strange thing, to wake up to news of killing in my homeland here, the same way I do to killing in the land of my birth. I assume that the people who are killing didn’t read my post from Sunday, wherein I said killing is wrong. Maybe they only read the...

Must I say killing is wrong every time someone is killed?

Jul 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Death Penalty, Islam, Religion, Terrorism, War |

I am going to tell you something that is not a secret. If you know me, if you’ve read this blog, you’ll know, but I will say it again because some of you seem to need reassuring from me and my kind: Killing is wrong. This is a rule that has exceptions. If...

All’s fair in war and war.

May 5, 2010 | Afghanistan, Police Brutality | 3 comments

It was about this time last year that I ventured back out into the world. I started doing document review, figured I’d apply for jobs and if something stuck, great. I was actively engaged in Afghan affairs, attending all of the conferences and...