People Power
Community-based development programme can boast some remarkable successes, but some say it falls short of its lofty rhetoric.
25 Apr 06
Afghanistan
Soap Opera Lifts Flagging Spirits
Popular radio drama has provided a much need antidote to the upheaval and tumult of the last ten years.
25 Apr 06
Ministers Under Attack in Afghan Parliament
President Karzai’s cabinet nominees defend their records in a mudslinging battle that some say is the work of once-powerful political forces who feel excluded from government.
25 Apr 06
Axe Attack Highlights Resentment
Shocking assault on a Canadian soldier reflects wider sense of anger many Afghans feel about the foreign troop presence in the south.
14 Apr 06
Women's Voices Missing From Media
The shortage of female journalists is preventing Afghan women from telling their stories.
28 Mar 06
The General and the Taleban
Former warlord reckons he can succeed where others have failed in defeating the insurgents.
28 Mar 06
Slow Progress on Women's Rights
The women’s affairs ministry is trying to combat centuries of mistreatment and violence, but many are demanding more rapid results.
19 Mar 06
Where the Taleban Train
Quetta serves as training ground and staging post for insurgents on their way to Afghanistan.
11 Mar 06
New Risk for Afghan Aid Workers
The arrest of a suspected suicide bomber who disguised himself as a member of a non-government organisation could put all aid workers at risk.
4 Mar 06
Saffron Seen as Alternative to Opium
A new initiative to plant the precious flower may help wean northern farmers away from poppies.
27 Feb 06
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