Illegal Checkpoints Enrage Travellers
Drivers are sick of being forced to pay levies and bribes simply to pass from one part of Afghanistan to another.
Dissidents Blamed for Bomb Attacks
Security chiefs vow to pursue “saboteurs” as explosions continue to shake the capital.
The Birth of Hope
Afghanistan’s provincial midwives are to be professionally trained in a bid to cut the country’s horrifying childbirth mortality rates.
New Census Key to Progress
Authorities hope accurate demographic data will help them rebuild their war-ravaged country.
Troubled Ismaili Homecoming
Exiled Ismailis returning to their homes in the north find little has changed since end of Taleban era.
Hindus Still Face Prejudice
Non-Muslim minorities are finding it hard to integrate their children into Islamic schools.
Policewomen Bemoan Uniform Restictions
Female law enforcers may soon be back on the streets of Kabul but lingering conservative attitudes mean they won’t be in uniform.
Returning Afghans Fear Mine Menace
International agencies are working to clear Afghanistan’s former battlefields, as landmines continue to claim victims.
Cable TV Ban Angers Afghans
A supreme court ruling may result in a new dilemma for President Hamed Karzai.
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