Afghanistan

Treacherous Afghan Roads

The authorities' botched attempt to get the Salang open for traffic does not bode well for the rest of the country's shattered road network.

22 Feb 05

International efforts are underway in Afghanistan to improve the country's appalling maternity care.

22 Feb 05

Tashkent is to continue mining its borders even though the threat from Islamic militants appears to have diminished significantly.

22 Feb 05

Can the incipient Afghan army be trusted with the task of protecting the former king during his homecoming?

22 Feb 05

The Americans and their allies face awesome challenges in trying to build a cohesive national force out of the country's quarrelsome militia groups.

22 Feb 05

Questions raised over Afghan government claims that reports of crimes against Pashtuns in the north of the country are exaggerated.

22 Feb 05

New media regulation requires journalists to inform the government of critical articles months in advance.

22 Feb 05

President appears to be taking advantage of West’s focus on Iraq to renew pressure on the media.

22 Feb 05

Their lives shattered by civil war, more and more women in Tajikistan

21 Feb 05

Human rights groups blow the whistle on Tashkent's discrimination against ethnic Tajiks

21 Feb 05

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