Justice and Injustice in Afghanistan

The concept of justice in Afghanistan held by the U.S. military and the Afghan population differ greatly. While the U.S. has a very formalized justice system the Afghans have a less formalized system. The Afghan formal justice system is still developing (and still very corrupt); however, the Afghans have an informal justice system that works on the local level. A writer, Morwari Zafar, examines the differences in a recent article in Foreign Policy entitled "U.S. (In)justice in Afghanistan" published on January 2, 2014. She cites the Panjwei district massacre as an example of how the U.S. and Afghan justice systems are at odds with each other.