Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi

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With tensions mounting between foreign troops and the local population, the head of one northern province goes on the warpath.

24 Jul 07

Balkh province, formerly one of Afghanistan’s major poppy-growing centres, is heading for drug-free status.

8 Jun 07

Membership of a South Asian economic grouping may not be all it is cracked up to be.

2 Jun 07

In Mazar-e-Sharif, the traditional Nauroz celebration forces some residents to play generous host while others cash in on the boom in visitors.

21 Mar 07

Fears of a major explosion at a northern Afghan coal mine leaves residents frightened and angry.

7 Feb 07

Unable to combat the rash of arson attacks across the country, the government enlists the public’s help to safeguard schools and children.

7 Feb 07

A former ally of General Dostum takes him on in a battle for political power in the north.

7 Feb 07

Kunduz residents say human rights count for little after a young girl was allegedly kidnapped for the prize of a fighting dog.

15 Jan 07

A new government programme seeks to keep religious students at home, rather than let them go off to be radicalised abroad.

27 Oct 06

The elusive snow leopard may slip away from the Afghan mountains altogether as hunters get wise to the illicit trade in animal parts.

21 Sep 06

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