Brides Pay High Price
Campaigners urge an end to the practice of exchange marriage which, although in decline, continues to destroy the lives of young girls.
11 Apr 07
Iran
Karzai Talks Tough in Helmand
The president delivers a tough-love speech in the troubled province, calling on residents to take responsibility for their own security.
11 Apr 07
Afghanistan's Poppy Conundrum
This year’s eradication campaign in Helmand seems to be accomplishing little except beefing up support for the Taleban.
20 Mar 07
Tajik Museum Collections Under Threat
Art and antiquities vulnerable to thieves, damp and bookworms.
7 Mar 07
Security Crisis Puts Paid to Baghdad Wedding Joy
Once lively, loud occasions, marriage ceremonies are now restrained, rather downbeat affairs.
22 Dec 06
Left on the Shelf
The number of so-called old maids, or unmarried women, in Iraq has increased over the last two decades.
20 Dec 06
Turkmen Army Unfit for Service
Army recruiters in Turkmenistan will take anyone, no matter how unfit, to fill the ranks of an army whose main job is to provide a free labour force. IWPR has learned that the military is even calling up people with disabilities in its desperate attempt t
18 Dec 06
Turkmen-Iran Free Trade Zone Withers
Hopes that business and cultural links would be boosted have been dashed by lack of interest from both Turkmen and Iranian governments.
15 Dec 06
Toiling Away
Women are expected to look after the house and go out to work - and at the same time comply with social traditions that restrict their freedom.
4 Dec 06
Afghan Drug Boom Fuels Child Addiction Rates
Doctors estimate that there are more than 2,000 drug-addicted children in the western city of Herat alone.
28 Nov 06
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