Afghanistan

Killer TB Taking Toll on Afghan Women

Deadly pulmonary tuberculosis is striking women in Afghanistan unusually hard, baffling health experts.

3 Mar 05

Young Aghans are eager to learn in spite of a book and schoolroom shortage – but now their unpaid teachers are leaving the profession.

3 Mar 05

President and defence minister deny rift after army is left out of independence festivities.

3 Mar 05

Kabul’s bereaved and brutalised women are selling bread on the streets to win back their independence and dignity.

3 Mar 05

Thousands of families living in bombed-out shells across the capital are already feeling the chill.

3 Mar 05

With the poppy-planting season only weeks away, the Afghan authorities face a hard task persuading farmers to grow wheat instead.

3 Mar 05

A shortage of trained physicians leads to many unqualified individuals offering medical treatment, often with disastrous results.

3 Mar 05

Forty years on, a veteran campaigner is still fighting for education and rights for Afghan women.

3 Mar 05

After missing the 2000 games entirely, Afghanistan has produced a squad that includes women for the first time.

3 Mar 05

Accused of allowing young men to view movies containing sex and violence, local and national agencies join forces to put them out of business.

3 Mar 05

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