Afghanistan

Zaher Shah Security Headache

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

While the authorities call for the return of looted artefacts, archaeologists plan new digs to replenish their depleted stock of treasures.

21 Feb 05

Thousands of refugees expected to return to the Afghan capital over the next year are likely to find themselves homeless

21 Feb 05

Although the centre of Kabul now enjoys relative security, bands of armed robbers continue to plague surrounding suburbs.

21 Feb 05

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