Afghanistan

Afghan Women Still Bound by Burka

''It’s like a cage. I wish men could also be trapped like this so that they would understand how much we suffer.''

12 Feb 16

Vocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province.

8 Feb 16

Diplomat hints that Moscow may share common interests with the insurgent group.

7 Feb 16

Local campaigners say that they are not invited to political or cultural gatherings.

18 Jan 16

Some Afghans are sceptical about an initiative intended to convince fighters to lay down their arms.

18 Jan 16

Experts argue that vital resource could be worth of billions of US dollars to the country.

12 Jan 16

Medical centres tend to be concentrated in urban areas, leaving villagers little access to care.

12 Jan 16

Afghan government urged to act so as to fend off an economic crisis

22 Dec 15

Despite some progress, advances in equality have been uneven across the country.

22 Dec 15

Growing public enthusiasm not backed up by funding, especially anywhere outside Kabul.

22 Dec 15

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