Afghanistan

Nomads Head for School

Denied education for two decades, the country’s nomadic tribes are hungry to learn.

2 Mar 05

There are fears that smugglers are selling weapons to former Taleban and al-Qaeda fighters.

2 Mar 05

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

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