Pakistan

Desperate Women Seek Solace in Drugs

Long-suffering women turn to opium in order to deal with the harsh realities of Afghan life.

21 Feb 05

Bereaved provincial women are being forced to marry their late husbands’ relative in defiance of both Muslim and civil law.

21 Feb 05

Drivers are sick of being forced to pay levies and bribes simply to pass from one part of Afghanistan to another.

21 Feb 05

Afghanistan’s provincial midwives are to be professionally trained in a bid to cut the country’s horrifying childbirth mortality rates.

21 Feb 05

Authorities hope accurate demographic data will help them rebuild their war-ravaged country.

21 Feb 05

Afghans in Peshawar revel in new-found freedoms following the fall of the Taleban.

21 Feb 05

Afghans believe that the reconstruction of the famous Bamiyan Buddhas could prove to be an important, symbolic step towards the country's recovery.

21 Feb 05

Afghan men flock in their thousands to watch outlawed blood sport.

21 Feb 05

Moneychangers feel the pinch after new currency introduced.

21 Feb 05

Afghans look to new union to give them a much-needed competitive edge.

21 Feb 05

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