New Bid to Reform Media
Recent media legislation has failed to curb attempts by politicians to control the country's broadcasting media
Kabul Funding Dispute Escalates
Frustration over Kabul-Kandahar highway cash leads authorities to issue “funding ultimatum”
Digging Deep for Education
Afghans donate millions to try to revive the country's ailing schools
Disarmament Drive
Weapons collection programme frustrated by mismanagement and former combatants' reluctance to part with their guns
Kabul Property Crisis
With whole areas of the city still uninhabitable, Kabul officials are struggling to find residents somewhere to rebuild their lives
Khan Stifles Local Press
Information-starved residents of Herat resort to reading Kabul newspapers to find out what's going on
Kandahar's Employment Crisis
Skilled Pakistanis are taking lots of jobs in Kandahar while local men stand idle.
Kabulis Dress Up After a Fashion
Many young Afghans are turning to Bollywood movies for style tips – but only in the more cosmopolitan areas of the capital.
Summer of Discontent
After years of being cowed by the authorities, Afghans are increasingly expressing their grievances in public.
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