Rough Justice for Herat Women
Shortage of female lawyers appears to deter women from going to court.
Shortage of female lawyers appears to deter women from going to court.
Officials and residents blame each other for overcrowded city’s waste problems.
Despite some job creation schemes, government accused of laissez-faire economic policies that boost unemployment.
Police and addicts report deportations of Iranian nationals, who are then prevented from returning.
Straw poll suggests most Kabulis disappointed by Hamid Karzai after nearly a decade of his rule.
Best and brightest emigrate from Herat province to escape worsening prospects.
Officials want prisoners to acquire useful trades to prevent them re-offending.
Doctors in northern Afghanistan say poverty and ignorance lead people to seek traditional treatments which risk further harming their health.