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Illegal Money Market Subverting Afghan Economy

Pakistani rupees are more common than afghanis in Helmand.

22 Jan 08

Bleak Prospects for Kurdish Returnees

Former Kurdish residents of Kirkuk are being encouraged to return - but for many the homecoming has been a big disappointment.

7 Dec 07

Foreign Taleban Rile Helmand Residents

Afghans in the troubled province say many of the insurgents are not Pashtuns but incomers from other countries who behave in a high-handed and aggressive way towards local civilians.

8 Nov 07

Azerbaijanis Flock to Turkish Town

Turkish border city’s population booms as Azerbaijanis come in search of work.

1 Nov 07

Scams Enrage Karbala Residents

Politicians and militia accused of stealing electricity supplies.

31 Oct 07

Herat Reeling From Violent Crime Wave

A spate of murders and kidnappings is denting the economic prospects of a formerly stable part of Afghanistan.

31 Oct 07

Kurds Struggle to Generate Own Supplies

Most power projects have not been completed or made little or no impact.

25 Oct 07

Climate of Fear Stymies Basra Reporters

Journalists risk death if they try to report candidly about the troubled city.

11 Oct 07

Refugees Still Waiting at Mokhtar Camp

Little help available for the thousands of people in a refugee camp outside Lashkar Gah.

20 Sep 07

First Hashish, Then Opium, Now Everything

Helmand’s only drug clinic cannot cope with the rising number of addicts.