Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Unchecked Opium Production in Uruzgan

Authorities say they are powerless to act even though they know opium poppy is being grown on large tracts of land.

Afghans Scared by Talk of Militia Revival

Plan to bring together old mujahedin factions and reactivate their armed units.

Fixing Afghanistan's Leather Trade

Animal skins are a top export, but traders say they will never make money unless the government kick-starts the tanning industry.

Afghan Girls Miss Years of Schooling in Nangarhar

Afghanistan: Paying for Justice in Khost

Residents of southeastern province pay traditional assemblies to sort out disputes, leaving state mechanisms out of the picture.

Shooting a Free Spirit

Malala Yousafzai showed the way for young Pakistanis to speak freely, and Taleban extremists reacted with the only methods they know.

Afghan Fury at Planned Pakistan Pact

Mixed messages as Kabul asks Pakistan to stop border shelling, then agrees to strategic partnership.

Cashflow Crisis as Afghan Dam Crumbles

Women Traded to End Afghan Feuds

Afghans Hostage to Corruption

Everyone knows it’s undermining the country, but no one has a solution.