Amanullah Nasrat
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The former author and magazine editor emphasises a strong central government and implementation of the constitution in his campaign.
Dr Abdul Satar Sirat, a former adviser to King Zahir Shar and an Islamic scholar, is campaigning as a symbol of national unity.
The president has signed off on Afghanistan’s third media law in four years - but will parliament seek to overturn provisions seen as too liberal?
The newly-elected body is at loggerheads with President Karzai over how the government is appointed.
Health officials fear HIV may be spreading rapidly, but ignorance and denial cloud the issue.
President Karzai’s cabinet nominees defend their records in a mudslinging battle that some say is the work of once-powerful political forces who feel excluded from government.
Government cracks down on a private television station it claims is violating traditional values.
The government seeks to increase its revenues by revising the tax code, including a new income tax.
New government programme plans to bring internet services to the masses.
Some believe election officials have turned a blind eye to laws intended to stop gunmen standing for parliament.