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Could natural gas transform Afghanistan?

Despite the risks, Afghanistan is drawing in energy investors, Graeber writes. Without the proper safeguards in place, however, oil and gas extraction in Afghanistan could lead to more conflict in the country.

Policing 'blood' diamonds: the watchdog Kimberley Process explained

Could mining bonanza be Afghanistan's next source of funding?

Afghanistan is weighing new regulations to extract its natural resources worth nearly $1 trillion. As foreign aid declines with the NATO forces withdrawal in 2014, this could bring the Afghan government new sources of income.

Taylor's 50-year sentence draws mixed reactions in Liberia

Human rights groups welcomed the sentence for Liberia's former president Charles Taylor for his role in Sierra Leone civil war. Some Liberians argued he didn't get fair treatment.

Charles Taylor, former Liberian president, found guilty of war crimes

Charles Taylor: A guilty verdict against the former Liberian president 鈥� including charges of murder, rape, use of child soldiers 鈥� sets precedent for holding sitting heads of state to account.