Afghanistan

No Sporting Chance for Women

Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.

22 Oct 03

Central government has sent forces to police a worsening security situation blamed on infighting between northern warlords.

22 Oct 03

Supreme court decision will allow women whose husbands are missing to remarry after four years.

8 Oct 03

Justice ministry insists torture, inhumane conditions and unlawful detention are now things of the past.

1 Oct 03

Official silence over whereabouts of students detained in security service search of Kabul campus hostel.

9 Sep 03

As authorities struggle to cope, local communities are taking on repairs to roads and buildings themselves.

2 Sep 03

Local and international specialists are working to rebuild Afghanistan's priceless history.

2 Sep 03

Continuing violence, a political vacuum and conservative attitudes present huge challenges to a democratic vote.

13 Aug 03

Nine years on after the Nagorny Karabakh war ended, landmines continue to destroy lives.

22 May 03

Elite counter terrorism unit to be investigated as part of police bid to break the back of the mafia.

24 Sep 02

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