Helicopter Noise Pollution
Low-flying aircraft over Lashkar Gah are a source of irritation to locals.
Low-flying aircraft over Lashkar Gah are a source of irritation to locals.
Religious council bans lavish wedding parties in Balkh to prevent locals bankrupting themselves.
Leading media follow up and republish IWPR stories covering controversial subjects and issues.
New press association and weekly newspaper planned a second phase of Helmand programme gets underway.
As combat operations rage across Helmand province, Musa Qala district is quiet – and firmly under Taleban control.
Apart from a surprise admission that Pakistan has Taleban bases, long-awaited talks offer no solutions.
The failure of the Pakistani president to appear at Kabul’s much-heralded anti-terrorism conference dampened already faint hopes of success.
International forces say an air strike targeted Taleban leaders, but locals say the bombs killed hundreds of innocent civilians.