Mohammad Jawad
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Unexpected success of youth team in regional tournament likely to bolster sport’s popularity.
Law enforcement officials are reluctant to use harsh measures to round up women and children looking for a handout.
The historic Darulaman Palace is being rebuilt at last, but some local architects object to the way it is being done.
Demands for higher pay and improved working conditions prompt strikes at schools in Kabul and Farah province.
Four Afghan students win top prizes in international competition and change some minds in the process.
The government is accused of shifting regional chiefs from job to job because it is too scared to fire important players.
They may look out of place, but 300 new telephone booths are giving the capital's poorer residents a chance to contact relatives cheaply.
The return of controversial general Shahnawaz Tanai on the eve of elections stirs memories and raises questions over links to Pakistan.
It may not be the first place that springs to mind for a vacation, but half a century after visitors started coming here, tourism in Bamian is slowly picking up.
Demands for higher pay and improved working conditions prompt strikes at schools in Kabul and Farah province.