Afghanistan

The Birth of Hope

Afghanistan’s provincial midwives are to be professionally trained in a bid to cut the country’s horrifying childbirth mortality rates.

21 Feb 05

Authorities hope accurate demographic data will help them rebuild their war-ravaged country.

21 Feb 05

Exiled Ismailis returning to their homes in the north find little has changed since end of Taleban era.

21 Feb 05

Non-Muslim minorities are finding it hard to integrate their children into Islamic schools.

21 Feb 05

Female law enforcers may soon be back on the streets of Kabul but lingering conservative attitudes mean they won’t be in uniform.

21 Feb 05

International agencies are working to clear Afghanistan’s former battlefields, as landmines continue to claim victims.

21 Feb 05

A supreme court ruling may result in a new dilemma for President Hamed Karzai.

21 Feb 05

Afghans believe that the reconstruction of the famous Bamiyan Buddhas could prove to be an important, symbolic step towards the country's recovery.

21 Feb 05

Hundreds of homeless Afghan families find shelter amid the ruins of the Bamiyan Buddhas

21 Feb 05

Traders using neglected ancient site say restoration plan fails to compensate them.

21 Feb 05

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