A Shared Suffering
Women in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus face official and societal discrimination.
19 May 05
Turkmenistan
Birth Control by Decree in Uzbekistan
A family planning campaign that looks benign is marred by allegations of forced sterilisation on a wide scale.
19 May 05
IWPR Launches New Women's Reporting Programme
In launching our Women’s Reporting and Dialogue Programme, IWPR looks at a different kind of frontline - the battle women in Islamic countries are waging to define new rights in changing times.
19 May 05
New Indian Consulate Signals Closer Ties
India and Pakistan jostle for markets – and influence – in Afghanistan.
3 Mar 05
Veteran General Goes for Presidency
The controversial commander Abdul Rashid Dostum has little chance of winning votes outside his own constituency.
3 Mar 05
Tourists Back on Afghan Trail
Afghanistan looks to foreign visitors - and their money - to boost the country and its economy.
3 Mar 05
Painful Legacy of US Airstrikes
Many Afghans say they had to pay a heavy price for the American bombing raids that forced the Taleban out of power.
3 Mar 05
Kabulis Question US Motives
Afghans enjoy the freedoms that flowed from the overthrow of the Taleban, but are deeply sceptical about the events and motives behind the toppling of the brutal regime.
3 Mar 05
Afghanistan Overhauls War on Drugs
A new government department is set to tackle the opium trade – but will it prevail?
3 Mar 05
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