Rahimullah Samander
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Several provincial administrators dismissed by the president are refusing to go quietly.
Exiled Ismailis returning to their homes in the north find little has changed since end of Taleban era.
Rare species are being decimated as a result of ignorance and greed.
Political alliance espousing democratic values set to launch as counterweight to religious and ethnic-based parties.
Bitter rivalry between pro-westerners and mujahedin spilling over on to the pages of the capital’s newspapers.
Pro-democracy politicians discouraged from joining new progressive movement after the arrest of some of its founding members.
Afghans freed from United States captivity say Kabul is worse than Guantanamo Bay.
Army, police and intelligence forces accused of trying to silence journalists.
American and Afghan officials seek to calm nerves after Kabul shooting incident.