Afghanistan treads religious tightrope
By Sanjoy Majumder
BBC News, Kabul

The decision to relea se Abdul Rahman, the Christian convert accused of rejecting Islam, came as the Afghan government faced increasing pressure from the international community.

US President George W Bush led the protests and his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined other world leaders in ringing up Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the issue.

It was not surprising, then, that President Karzai personally intervened in the matter, holding a series of meetings over the weekend with top officials from his government and the judiciary to try to resolve the issue. the rest


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