Afghan Law: 'That This Came out of Nowhere was Not True'

While ministers claim they were kept in the dark, Rights and Democracy says Canadian officials knew it was coming.

Published April 8, 2009

Canadian officials on the ground in Afghanistan have known for months that a controversial Shia family law was in the works and weaving its way through the Afghan Parliament, sources have told Embassy.

The Canadian International Development Agency was informed as early as last October that a conservative Shia family law was being drafted, and CIDA and Foreign Affairs officials working in Afghanistan are said to have been aware...

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