The revelations that the U.S. government has been collecting phone and Internet data has reopened a debate about the balance between privacy and security, at a time when America is becoming an increasing target of terrorists.
The burning touched off nationwide rioting and the increased targeting of American troops, leaving at least 29 Afghans and 6 American soldiers dead in the past week.
Activists reported that over the past two days, 74 people had been killed there by shelling and in raids, which seemed to be part of the government's increased targeting of areas of rebel support outside the capital.
Maha George, one of the main characters, is impatient and helpless with the increased targeting of Christians declaring "churches are being torched, we're being killed right, left and center, and we are slowly but surely being driven out … The Muslims want to get rid of us, quite simply, so that the country can become theirs alone".
The United States — facing constant criticism from Mr. Karzai, a fractured Afghan political landscape and the increased targeting of its soldiers — appears to be considering other options for bases in the region.
Such a move, the report concluded, "has the potential to release the pressure on the Turkish-Greek border and lead to increased targeting of Bulgaria and the Black Sea coast by illegal immigrants and their facilitators".
In a 2014 report, Amnesty highlighted the government's increased targeting of Angolans who criticize dos Santos and his regime.
Both Siegle and Cooke expressed concern that the increased targeting of other countries, particularly hotels, could have a chilling effect on tourism and trade.
Being undocumented has always been a precarious way to live, but the increased targeting of migrants under Trump has further impeded building a stable life.
The Pentagon said in a biannual report on Friday that an overall increase in violence was due in part to increased targeting of safe insurgent safe havens and unseasonably mild winter weather.
