Fruit Industry Gets Fresh Start
One of Afghanistan’s most popular former exports is making a remarkable comeback.
3 Mar 05
Central Asia
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
Kabul Power Struggle
Afghanistan looks to international community to make good its promises to rebuild the country’s crumbling electricity system.
3 Mar 05
Afghans Continue to Flee
A lasting peace may be the only way of stemming the flood of Afghan asylum seekers.
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
Afghans Recall September 11
Three years on, some regret the loss of life in the attack on the United States, while others remain supportive of Osama Bin Laden.
3 Mar 05
Bridging the Tajik Trade Gap
The transitional administration is trying to re-establish trading links with Tajikistan.
3 Mar 05
Silk Road Revival
Plans to build a road along an ancient trading route may boost the country’s economic prospects.
3 Mar 05
Farmers Face Locust Threat
Locusts are wreaking havoc in the once thriving farmlands of Kunduz province.
3 Mar 05
Malaria Strikes Impoverished Villagers
Doctors are struggling to stem a malaria outbreak that’s ravaging the country’s rural poor.
3 Mar 05
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