US warns war crime allegations against Australia soldiers could prevent defense collaboration
The United States warned the Australian Defence Force (ADF) that it may need to end its alliance with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment because of allegations of war crime committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, according to Wednesday testimony from General Angus Campbell to the Australian Senate. Campbell stated that he “received a letter from [...]
Afghanistan dispatch: international terror groups have found a home in Taliban territory
Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on several terrorist organizations operating in the country, much to the concern of the international community. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s [...]
Targeted Killing of Avowed Terrorists: Three US Presidents and Three Cases in Point
During the Barack Obama presidency, the Justice Department prepared a 16-page unsigned, undated “White Paper” that outlined the administration’s legal reasoning justifying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-targeted killings of terrorism suspects if an informed high-level official decided that the target was a high-ranking al-Qaida figure or affiliate who posed an imminent threat of violent attack against [...]
Afghanistan dispatch: major Taliban policy event overlooks economic crisis and women's rights
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation that has developed there since the Taliban takeover. Here, our correspondent describes the disappointing results of a recent Taliban policy conference. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name. The text has only been lightly edited to respect [...]
Afghanistan dispatch: 'An oppressive regime will eventually be met with defiance.'
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on conflict between Taliban fighters and resistance forces in the Panjshir valley area of the country. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name. The text [...]
Afghanistan dispatches: 'the value of Afghan lives has dropped significantly'
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a law student in Kabul offers his latest observations and perspective. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding his name and institutional affiliation. The text has been only lightly [...]
We have a very narrow window in which we can assist women who want to leave Afghanistan, a window of a few days, at best, and we must take this opportunity. It is nearly impossible right now for an unaccompanied woman to leave her home in Kabul, let alone make her way to the airport. [...]
Afghanistan dispatches: a bloody Independence Day as the Taliban tighten their grip
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on Sunday. Here, a law student in Kabul offers his latest observations and perspective. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding his name and institutional affiliation. The text has been [...]
The Legal Possibility for Charging SEAL Eddie Gallagher with Perjury
It is well known that the United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (US SEALs) have serious problems. The SEAL community has been plagued by extreme drug use and sexual assaults and has been found to engage in the murder of one of their own Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel. All of these incidences have [...]
The future of the Islamist terrorist groups in Afghanistan and their eagerness to control the country in order to expand their influence all over South Asia will be ascertained by the end of April, 2021, depending on the extent to which US President Joe Biden is agreeable to go ahead with the decision of his [...]
