Afghanistan

Seeing in the New Year

Most Afghans plan to celebrate the traditional new year despite religious criticism.

16 Nov 05

Officials predict up to 150,000 will attend massive celebrations in Mazar-e-Sharif.

16 Nov 05

A Bollywood film and the styles it has inspired are all the rage in a city where watching movies was once forbidden.

16 Nov 05

Swedish ambassador visits northern Afghanistan ahead of expected troop deployment.

16 Nov 05

A murder highlights the problems created when young women are forced to marry against their will.

16 Nov 05

Two new internationally-supported programmes aim to make badly-needed services available to remote areas of the country.

16 Nov 05

General Dostum’s faction recreates itself as a party ahead of elections later this year.

16 Nov 05

After years of war and unrest, conflicts abound over who owns what property.

16 Nov 05

Arrests and executions reported in western city following a clash between governor Ismail Khan and a local army commander.

16 Nov 05

Motorists told to shift their steering wheels from right to left, but say they can't afford the conversion work.

16 Nov 05

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