Elite Guards Ready for Duty
Highly-trained Afghan troops prepare to protect the life of their president.
Snows Bring Relief from Drought
Change in weather bolsters millions of farmers who’ve been struggling to eke out a living.
Learning Human Rights Lessons
Afghan kids to be taught the principles of human rights in effort to heal wounds of war and unite the country.
Afghanistan: Music Emerges from the Rubble
Afghan music, used and abused by successive regimes, appears to be undergoing something of a revival.
Treacherous Afghan Roads
The authorities' botched attempt to get the Salang open for traffic does not bode well for the rest of the country's shattered road network.
Hospitals Failing Afghan Mothers
International efforts are underway in Afghanistan to improve the country's appalling maternity care.
Uzbekistan: Calls for End to Mine Policy Rejected
Tashkent is to continue mining its borders even though the threat from Islamic militants appears to have diminished significantly.
Restoring Nation's Cultural Heritage
While the authorities call for the return of looted artefacts, archaeologists plan new digs to replenish their depleted stock of treasures.
Afghan Army Liberates Bamiyan
New national army chases warlords out of strife torn central province.
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