Pakistan

Army Plan Fraught With Problems

The Americans and their allies face awesome challenges in trying to build a cohesive national force out of the country's quarrelsome militia groups.

22 Feb 05

Questions raised over Afghan government claims that reports of crimes against Pashtuns in the north of the country are exaggerated.

22 Feb 05

Authorities step up drive to stop local criminal preying on overseas visitors.

22 Feb 05

While the authorities call for the return of looted artefacts, archaeologists plan new digs to replenish their depleted stock of treasures.

21 Feb 05

Thousands of refugees expected to return to the Afghan capital over the next year are likely to find themselves homeless

21 Feb 05

A behind the scenes battle for authority in the Nangarhar region poses a potentially serious threat to hopes of securing a united Afghanistan.

21 Feb 05

Former fundamentalist fighters holed up in jail controlled by General Dostum hope he will let them go in the end.

21 Feb 05

The government has moved to destroy poppy fields in the east of the country, after failing to come to an agreement with farmers over compensation.

21 Feb 05

More and more impoverished villagers are scraping a living by digging up Afghan treasures in illegal excavations.

21 Feb 05

The unity of Afghanistan is threatened by government infighting and the growing power of regional leaders.

21 Feb 05

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