Afghanistan

On a Wheel and a Prayer

Kabul children get a chance to practice circus feats.

14 Sep 07

Life is tough for civilians in Garmseer as fighting continues.

14 Sep 07

Religious council bans lavish wedding parties in Balkh to prevent locals bankrupting themselves.

11 Sep 07

Leading media follow up and republish IWPR stories covering controversial subjects and issues.

6 Sep 07

New press association and weekly newspaper planned a second phase of Helmand programme gets underway.

6 Sep 07

As combat operations rage across Helmand province, Musa Qala district is quiet – and firmly under Taleban control.

31 Aug 07

Apart from a surprise admission that Pakistan has Taleban bases, long-awaited talks offer no solutions.

19 Aug 07

The failure of the Pakistani president to appear at Kabul’s much-heralded anti-terrorism conference dampened already faint hopes of success.

14 Aug 07

International forces say an air strike targeted Taleban leaders, but locals say the bombs killed hundreds of innocent civilians.

9 Aug 07

With tensions mounting between foreign troops and the local population, the head of one northern province goes on the warpath.

24 Jul 07

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