Education Among Top Concerns
The lack of schools, learning materials and qualified teachers are a real worry for many Afghans.
The lack of schools, learning materials and qualified teachers are a real worry for many Afghans.
The signs are that a majority of Afghans intend to take part in this week’s historic presidential poll.
Questions remain about the candidates' policies and campaign financing, but the election offers Afghans a historic opportunity to shape their future.
From all over Afghanistan, ordinary people are crying out for security, water and jobs, according to a national survey conducted by Afghan journalists.
Those who are in greatest need for assistance from the next president may not be adequately prepared to make an informed decision.
The car bomb attack in Kabul has brought into dramatic focus the need for aid agencies to reassess their security plans.
A veteran of Afghan wars and politics, Qanuni is closely identified with the Panjshiri political grouping.
The Taleban leader may be out of power but some in authority today continue his repressive policies.
Distraught parents turn to television to report their missing children, while concern grows over the numbers of minors sent aboard to work illegally.
Following an outbreak of violence in Herat, the Afghan president tries to retain the support of an important warlord.