Afghanistan

Disarmament Drive

Weapons collection programme frustrated by mismanagement and former combatants' reluctance to part with their guns

3 Mar 05

With whole areas of the city still uninhabitable, Kabul officials are struggling to find residents somewhere to rebuild their lives

3 Mar 05

Information-starved residents of Herat resort to reading Kabul newspapers to find out what's going on

3 Mar 05

Skilled Pakistanis are taking lots of jobs in Kandahar while local men stand idle.

3 Mar 05

After years of being cowed by the authorities, Afghans are increasingly expressing their grievances in public.

3 Mar 05

Pioneering women put up with stares, dust and fumes to help rebuild the capital’s roads.

3 Mar 05

Without a husband or a home, they are often vulnerable to abuse.

3 Mar 05

Thousands of refugees come home to find that local commanders have expropriated their property.

3 Mar 05

The shift to a NATO-led force means more troops will be available to provide much-needed security.

3 Mar 05

The continued presence of armed men under the control of local commanders raises the stakes in elections scheduled for this fall.

3 Mar 05

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