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Stabbings on the Rise, Opaque Law Stabbings on the Rise, Opaque Law

Saturday, 03 April 2010 12:43

 By Ezazullah Zaland and Najib QaneUnsurprisingly, the violent use of knives and other sharp tools is against the law in Afghanistan.  More surprising perhaps is the fact that Kabul police recorded 422 cases of sharp tool attacks in the Afghan capital last year. Two hundred of which were homicides.Doctors in Kabul hospitals say that stabbings are on the rise. According to Dr. Nadir ... More