Saturday, October 25, 2008

Afghan Student Gets 20 Years Instead Of Death For Blasphemy

Kabul, Afghanistan -- In a case that has illustrated Afghanistan's drift toward a more radically conservative brand of Islam as well as the fragility of its legal system, an appeals court Tuesday overturned a death sentence for a student convicted of blasphemy but sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

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Coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two DHL Employees Killed In Afghanistan