Afghanistan

Woman Skydiver Leaps Ahead

Celebrated female parachutist recently appointed army general urges Afghan women to reach for the skies.

2 Mar 05

Students from Afghan diaspora who’ve returned to study in Kabul complain that they haven’t been treated fairly.

2 Mar 05

Legal experts may struggle to draw up a constitution acceptable to both Afghans and their western backers.

2 Mar 05

President may struggle to enforce his dismissal of allegedly corrupt regional power brokers.

2 Mar 05

Some of the country's more remote regions may have to wait years before their battered roads are repaired.

2 Mar 05

Students are calling for an international inquiry into the violent suppression of their protests over conditions at Kabul University.

2 Mar 05

For many highly-skilled refugees, a harsh life in Pakistan is preferable to an uncertain future back home.

2 Mar 05

Parents and students express mixture of fear and defiance after attacks on schools.

2 Mar 05

A flood of cheap Iranian-made carpets is putting many poor Afghan craftsmen out of business.

2 Mar 05

The authorities face a difficult task transforming thousands of former soldiers into professional policemen.

2 Mar 05

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