Afghanistan

Afghan Turkmen Claim They're Being Written Off

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

Anger and frustration boils over in a day of violence in the Afghan capital.

1 Jun 06

Women are sorely underrepresented in the new cabinet – and they want to know why.

26 May 06

A recent fight in the legislature leads some to wonder whether Afghanistan is ready for civilised discourse.

24 May 06

Women drivers face continual insults on the road, especially outside Kabul.

23 May 06

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