Sunni Take Dim View of Shia Mass Weddings
Shia adoption of Iranian-style unions seen by Sunni as attack on Afghan culture.
20 Apr 09
Afghanistan
Helmand Parents Face Unenviable Dilemma
Kept at home their sons may join the Taleban, but if sent to study in Pakistan there’s a risk they’ll become suicide bombers.
20 Apr 09
Government Short of Cash to Build Free Trade Zones
Hopes are being placed in two free economic zones in the north and south of Tajikistan, but the government is short of cash to put them into operation.
18 Apr 09
Afghan Girls Suffer for Sins of Male Relatives
Traditional means of settling disputes usually involves giving young girl to family of perceived victim of crime.
3 Apr 09
Afghanistan: Feb ‘09
Journalist undergoing IWPR training breaks story that Coalition forces accidentally killed civilians.
23 Mar 09
Afghanistan: Feb ‘09
IWPR story reveals that US-led forces killed civilians in raid, not warlord and militias, as they claimed.
23 Mar 09
Tajiks Divided on New Regional Force
Tajikistan’s proximity to Afghanistan means the new rapid-reaction force to be set up by members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, CSTO, carries real significance.
6 Mar 09
ISAF Risks Losing Hearts and Minds in North
Kunduz residents’ anger over accidental shooting reflects hardening of attitudes towards foreign forces in relatively secure north.
23 Feb 09
Afghanistan: Jan ‘09
Training sessions boost capacity of journalists from provinces that tend to be overlooked by the Kabul media.
18 Feb 09
Afghanistan: Jan ‘09
IWPR report on efforts to destroy war crimes evidence puts suspects on the defensive.
18 Feb 09
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