Afghanistan

Kandahar Schools Empty After Acid Attack on Girls

Arrest of alleged Taleban militants for attack on schoolgirls fails to reassure nervous and angry population.

18 Dec 08

Herat officials claim Iranians behind theft of artefacts and destruction of historical sites.

8 Dec 08

Buying somewhere to live in the Tajik capital is almost impossible for the average person.

5 Dec 08

Residents of Mazar-e-Sharif suffer ill effects of polluted environment caused by urban expansion on land seized by warlords.

2 Dec 08

Dozens attend training workshops at IWPR’s new journalism facility in Mazar.

26 Nov 08

Mazar journalism student found guilty of blasphemy gets death sentence commuted – but his family is determined to have conviction overturned.

21 Nov 08

Preparations for new training and reporting project in the north get underway.

19 Nov 08

IWPR article on harrowing sexual assault on 12-year-old prompts police sackings.

19 Nov 08

Afghan and foreign officials give contradictory accounts of a counter-narcotics operation in which local residents say they were beaten and robbed.

17 Nov 08

An American air strike in western Afghanistan leaves many locals feeling that all civilians are branded as terrorists.

13 Nov 08

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