Afghanistan

Local Hopes Riding on Khalili

Residents of the Afghan province of Bamyan are counting on local warlord-turned-deputy president Karim Khalili to improve their lot.

1 Sep 06

After years of oppression under the Taleban, Afghan woman are grasping a historic opportunity to enter the political process.

1 Sep 06

Thousands are shut out of school following a rise in missile and arson attacks.

29 Aug 06

The high price of dye and wool has driven down the quality of Afghan rugs – and demand is falling as a result.

19 Aug 06

Change to identification papers and the electoral roll gives the ethnic Turkmen community less of a say than ever.

27 Jul 06

The government says it is merely recruiting policemen from local communities, but there are fears it is legitimising armed militias by the back door.

27 Jul 06

Will the committee set up to oversee the aid money coming into Afghanistan have the tools to keep track of a previously chaotic spending process?

19 Jul 06

Officials in northern province recruit schoolchildren to stamp out opium poppies.

11 Jul 06

Corruption in the law-enforcement service has become so endemic that a provincial governor has decided to speak out.

11 Jul 06

An attempt to introduce self-censorship backfires as Afghan journalists buck at restrictive rules.

7 Jul 06

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