Amulet Makers Work Their Charms
Love potions and other traditional mystical remedies are growing in popularity, to the annoyance of many Islamic scholars.
Transmitting Progress
Powerful new broadcasting equipment will bring the power of television to areas that have never experienced it.
Kabulis Vent Grievances
Protest over government's record on pay and employment also hears anti-American sentiments.
Karzai Elected President
As expected, Hamed Karzai has been elected head of Afghanistan's transitional government at the grand assembly.
Minorities Make Themselves Heard
The country's smaller ethnic communities are keen to have their say at the grand assembly.
Perilous Road to Iran
Desperate to get to Iran, Afghans entrust their money and lives to smugglers.
Protest Ban Angers Students
Students in Jalalabad say campus clampdown is a blow for democracy.
Tough Cure for Mental Problems
People with psychological problems are chained up at a holy shrine, hoping traditional methods will cure them.
Instability Threatens Reconstruction
Efforts to rebuild Afghanistan are being undermined by warlordism and the resurgence of the Taleban.
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