A must read article by Jonathan Neale on the war in Afghanistan.

Hossam el-Hamalawy
Acting at the behest of the state-owned Ghazl el-Mahalla company, thugs sexually assaulted two women workers in the factory who were part of Thursday’s demonstration.
Plainclothes thugs, with the help of the police, assaulted yesterday some members of the Resistance Students on Helwan University campus.