The United States on Thursday launched a public-private partnership to promote an independent and fair judicial system in Afghanistan, which has been battered by decades of war and turmoil... US law firms and law schools agreed to fund projects that train members of the legal profession and offer aid to the poor. "Establishing a fair, democratic and transparent justice system in Afghanistan is essential to the country's success..." [US Secretary of State] Rice said in a speech... In partnership with the US State Department are the Law Offices of Donald Edgar of Santa Rosa, California, and Arent Fox LLP...