Mixed Reception for Returning Professionals
Some who remained in the country through the years of turmoil are suspicious of those who have come back from the West to help their homeland develop.
Old Faces for Karzai's New Cabinet?
Some observers worry that the newly-elected president will include former regional commanders in his new government.
Afghans Asked to Pay for Healthcare
An experimental programme seeks to raise money for the country’s hard-pressed hospitals.
Standing Up to the Warlords
Now that many commanders have been at least partially disarmed, their former victims are demonstrating their new-found power.
Women Run Huge Risks Seeking Abortions
Ending a pregnancy is strictly illegal, but the shame of bearing a child out of wedlock drives many to take the risk.
Drug Use Increasing Among the Young
A nation better known for supplying narcotics to the world market is discovering it has an increasing drugs problem in its own back yard.
Remembering the Soviet Invasion
Events of 25 years ago are indelibly etched on many people’s minds.
Feature: War Crimes Probes Proliferate
IWPR provides a roundup of the growing number of war crimes investigations around the world.
BRIEFLY NOTED
By Chris Stephen in The Hague (TU 295, 6-10 January 2003)
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