Abdul Wali
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Residents of the Afghan province of Bamyan are counting on local warlord-turned-deputy president Karim Khalili to improve their lot.
Afghans are being asked what they think of plans for a new constitution but many remain baffled.
The government feels powerless to stop unscrupulous traders from selling cheap imported remedies to the poor and sick.
Few Afghan refugees living in Britain are likely to be lured into returning to their country.
Kabulis try to circumvent government bid to take the spice out of Indian movies broadcast on Afghan television.
The only television station to have stayed on air during the Taleban era is now struggling to survive.
The authorities are trying to clear the capital of hundreds of homes that don’t square with Kabul development plans.