Afghanistan

Tragic Endings for Many Child Brides

Many young girls continued to be forced into marriages with older men.

2 Mar 05

Many people seeking permission to travel to the neighbouring country say they’re pressured into buying expensive tickets on an Iranian airline.

2 Mar 05

A European activist and a liberal religious scholar differ on the roles women can play in Afghan society.

2 Mar 05

The director of Afghanistan’s National Museum describes how he preserved the country’s historic heritage from destruction.

2 Mar 05

Accidental deaths from firearms are common, but Afghans are reluctant to give up their prized guns.

2 Mar 05

New programme seeks to get children out of orphanages and back to their families.

2 Mar 05

Poverty, desperation and poor leadership are combining to deplete one of Afghanistan’s most profitable exports: the root sap called hing.

2 Mar 05

Several provincial administrators dismissed by the president are refusing to go quietly.

2 Mar 05

The women of this eastern backwater do all the men's work and no-one - not even the Taleban - has ever been able to change them.

2 Mar 05

Authorities appear to be losing their battle against smugglers of antiquities.

2 Mar 05

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