Afghanistan

Will Election Improve Plight of the Poor?

Those who are in greatest need for assistance from the next president may not be adequately prepared to make an informed decision.

1 Sep 06

The car bomb attack in Kabul has brought into dramatic focus the need for aid agencies to reassess their security plans.

1 Sep 06

A veteran of Afghan wars and politics, Qanuni is closely identified with the Panjshiri political grouping.

1 Sep 06

The Taleban leader may be out of power but some in authority today continue his repressive policies.

1 Sep 06

Distraught parents turn to television to report their missing children, while concern grows over the numbers of minors sent aboard to work illegally.

1 Sep 06

Following an outbreak of violence in Herat, the Afghan president tries to retain the support of an important warlord.

1 Sep 06

Afghans working on reconstruction are getting caught up in the latest upsurge of violence.

1 Sep 06

An apparently close ally of Bin Laden among a dozen Taleban detained in southern Afghanistan.

1 Sep 06

Opposition leaders in Pakistan furious over revelations that Islamabad colluded in US bombing of Afghanistan

1 Sep 06

The deteriorating security situation prompts UN to bolster protection for members of its relief teams.

1 Sep 06

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