Afghanistan: Battle Over Polio Vaccine
Medics fight rumours that programme is a Western plot against Muslims.
13 Jan 18
Medics fight rumours that programme is a Western plot against Muslims.
Courses on Islamic subjects replace lessons on culture and counter-terrorism.
Tactic signals fresh effort to eliminate insurgents’ income from narcotics.
Locals claim that few Afghan have even heard of the flagship organisation.
Plans for a dedicated business park in south of country have failed to materialise.
Prisoners endangered as building work stalls on new premises.
Telecommunication provision so poor that locals need to use the services of neighbouring Tajikistan.
It’s proving hard to get a license without paying a heft backhander.
Investigation suggests that large numbers of children are being sexually assaulted.