Afghanistan

Afghan Firebrand Gets Burned

The young parliamentarian is unrepentant after her suspension for insulting her colleagues, and vows to continue her struggle.

12 Jun 07

Helmand radio project gets under way.

11 Jun 07

IWPR trainee reporters in Helmand province break top international news story.

11 Jun 07

From roadside bombs to suicide attacks, northern regions are seeing the same tactics the Taleban employ in the south.

11 Jun 07

Balkh province, formerly one of Afghanistan’s major poppy-growing centres, is heading for drug-free status.

8 Jun 07

The poppy harvest is in and everyone from the Taleban to local government officials is cooperating to get the opium crop to market.

8 Jun 07

Legal refugees as well as illegal aliens are swept up and dumped on the Afghan border.

21 May 07

Residents of village destroyed by coalition forces say death toll is many times higher than the official figure of 21.

18 May 07

The case of a woman whose “husband” is a six-year-old child highlights the problems of childhood betrothals in Afghanistan.

7 May 07

The prosecutor general and the country’s most popular television station are engaged in an ugly standoff that could be a very bad sign for the media.

30 Apr 07

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