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NATO facility in Abchakan (Photo: Abdul Maqsud Azizi)

Officials say local men claimed rights over land because they knew it was prime real estate.

Documenting Tajikistan's Civil War

Tajik Servicemen Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Land Dispute in Southeast Afghan City

Afghans Unimpressed by Pakistan Talks

Negotiators say they secured commitment from Islamabad to encourage insurgents to join talks.

Opium poppies in bloom, Uruzgan province. (Photo: IWPR)

Investigative Report

Afghanistan: Unchecked Opium Production in Uruzgan

Authorities say they are powerless to act even though they know opium poppy is being grown on large tracts of land.

Ismail Khan is a powerful figure from the past who is now talking about reviving the old armed factions. (Photo: US Embassy in Kabul)

Afghans Scared by Talk of Militia Revival

Plan to bring together old mujahedin factions and reactivate their armed units.

Malala Yousafzai is seen with her father Ziauddin and her two younger brothers, as she recuperates at the The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, October 2012. © Reuters

Malala Yousafzai: One Month On

Courageous youth activist “surprised” at attention she's received.

Wool and sheepskin are a major export item for Afghanistan.

Fixing Afghanistan's Leather Trade

Animal skins are a top export, but traders say they will never make money unless the government kick-starts the tanning industry.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

International Migrants Day

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

Disputed Ownership of Afghan Site Used by NATO