Ahmad Shah

Smuggling Threatens Legal Economy in Afghan Southeast

Merchants in Khost province say contraband goods undermine legitimate trade with Pakistan.

Warm Praise for Afghan Reconstruction Project

Villagers in southeastern region say community-based scheme has carried out hundreds of small-scale projects in the last ten years.

Female Schooling Success in Southeast Afghan Province

Large numbers enrolled in school as old prejudices fall away.

Afghan Traders Call for Fast-Tracked Transit Route

More work is needed to transform a border crossing in Khost into a major entry point to Pakistan.

Slow Pace of Bureaucracy in Afghan Province

Complaints that courts and government institutions fail to process cases.

Daylight Robbery in Afghan Province

Loggers Leave Afghan Mountains Bare

Once-green mountainsides across Afghanistan are still being stripped of their trees as the long-running process of deforestation continues.