Tough Cure for Mental Problems
People with psychological problems are chained up at a holy shrine, hoping traditional methods will cure them.
People with psychological problems are chained up at a holy shrine, hoping traditional methods will cure them.
Clerics in Kandahar are confiscating books right, left and centre, and it's not always clear why.
Two Kabul editors accused of insulting Islam released, but likely to face trial.
High levels of dust and fumes prompt UN to launch a year-long study of air quality.
In this traditional society, daughters are often seen as a burden on a family.
Allegation made to the UN that Nagorny Karabakh is used as narcotics route is angrily denied by the Armenians.
Public grief for a dead president gives way to speculation about what the future holds for his son.
Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.
Dramatic proof of president's shaky health raises doubts as to whether he can really seek a third term in office this autumn.
A protest by desperate women in the Nakhichevan reflects wave of popular discontent in the traditionally pro-Aliev province.