Helmand: Stage-Managing Disaster
No amount of public relations work can convince people in Helmand that the situation is improving.
6 Jul 07
Afghanistan
Helmand Residents Question NATO Success Claims
It is either the best of times or the worst in northern Helmand, depending on who your source is.
29 Jun 07
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
Afghanistan: May '07
IWPR trainee reporters in Helmand province break top international news story.
11 Jun 07
Taleban Create Diversion in Northern Afghanistan
From roadside bombs to suicide attacks, northern regions are seeing the same tactics the Taleban employ in the south.
11 Jun 07
Northern Afghan Province Says No to Opium
Balkh province, formerly one of Afghanistan’s major poppy-growing centres, is heading for drug-free status.
8 Jun 07
Everyone's a Winner at Helmand's Drug Bazaars
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
Forcible Expulsions From Iran Put Pressure on Kabul
Legal refugees as well as illegal aliens are swept up and dumped on the Afghan border.
21 May 07
Afghan Fury at Lethal Air Strike
Residents of village destroyed by coalition forces say death toll is many times higher than the official figure of 21.
18 May 07
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