Kurds' Nationalist Hopes Remain Strong
While Kurdish leaders gain power in Baghdad, many Kurds continue to demand independence.
While Kurdish leaders gain power in Baghdad, many Kurds continue to demand independence.
With little prospect of finding new partners, widows with children must taken on the dual role of carer and provider.
Girls in Kandahar are being denied an education because of tradition and security concerns.
Secular parties cry foul as their disappointing electoral performance emerges.
The omission of thousands of Kurds from voter lists is attributed to administrative error, but sparks deep-seated mistrust of Baghdad.
The recent spate of suicide bombings has put much of Afghanistan on edge.
The southern province is a stronghold for Iraq's main Shia coalition, but not everyone is as pleased as its landslide victory suggests.
Women who escape domestic troubles are often forced to fend for themselves on the streets.
Political sensation Fawzia Gailani dismisses suggestions that her electoral triumph in Herat was down to her looks.
Participation of Sunni parties in the election was key to their community’s huge turnout in the Iraqi election.