Foreign Taleban Rile Helmand Residents
Afghans in the troubled province say many of the insurgents are not Pashtuns but incomers from other countries who behave in a high-handed and aggressive way towards local civilians.
8 Nov 07
Afghanistan
Community TV Comes to Helmand
The government has set up a new local television channel, but in a conflict-torn province, there may not be enough electricity to keep it running.
7 Nov 07
British Get Blamed for Helmand Security Problems
Allegations in an Afghan parliamentary report that British forces are actively promoting strife reflects lingering suspicions of a country many still see as a historical enemy.
7 Nov 07
Jury Out on Kyrgyz Islamists
Little consensus on whether group claiming to want to improve Islamic education poses a danger.
5 Nov 07
Herat Reeling From Violent Crime Wave
A spate of murders and kidnappings is denting the economic prospects of a formerly stable part of Afghanistan.
31 Oct 07
Melon Time in Northern Afghanistan
Late summer sees farmers decamp to the fields to gather a rich harvest.
14 Oct 07
Suicide Bomb Brings Taleban War to Kabul Suburbs
Insurgents strike with apparent impunity, and promise an intensifying campaign of attacks.
14 Oct 07
Afghanistan: Sept ‘07
IWPR provide portrait of everyday life in the most war-torn province in the country.
12 Oct 07
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