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Women Tune into Progress

A new radio station for women is seen by them as yet another breakthrough in their quest for greater rights.

War Nerves Shake Kabul

There are fears that the US attack on Iraq will shift international attention away from Afghanistan.

Preaching for Peace

Religious leaders have been learning how to promote and maintain Afghanistan’s new stability.

Ruined Libraries Rise from the Ashes

Kabul's libraries were no more than targets for missiles in wartime but now a huge effort is underway to restore some of their old glory.

Peshawar Smuggling Boom

Roaring smuggling trade across Afghan border keep Peshawar markets humming.

Hekmatyar Loyalists on the Warpath

Supporters of the Afghan warlord say they are ready to launch a holy war against the Americans.

Provincial Tensions Ahead of Loya Jirga

Disputes over the military command of several provinces are raising tensions in the run-up to next month's grand assembly.

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.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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