Helmand Farmers Threaten Return to Opium
Switch to cotton hasn’t worked because the cash crop doesn’t sell, growers say.
Switch to cotton hasn’t worked because the cash crop doesn’t sell, growers say.
Rise in opium use among women blamed on addict husbands who prefer docile partners.
Officials at Uruzgan’s purpose-built jail accept there is too little money for food, but say it is the same all over the country.
Military officials say few crashes are due to enemy fire, and even then standard weapons were probably used.
Veteran fighter has years of experience leading men into combat, besides being a mother of nine.
No self-respecting nation can allow someone else to guard its borders, whatever ambitions Moscow might have, analysts say.
Beatings and spartan diet form traditional “cure” for people with psychiatric disorders.
Paramilitaries in Kapisa region complain Afghan authorities ignore their role in fending off Taleban attacks.
Residents say police and soldiers drive recklessly and extort money.
Experts warn country is overreliant on foreign aid money and on foreign troops who guarantee a measure of stability.