Afghans Vote With Their Feet
Ahead of 2014 foreign troop pullout, asylum claims in Europe up 30 per cent due to civil war fears.
Ahead of 2014 foreign troop pullout, asylum claims in Europe up 30 per cent due to civil war fears.
Salahuddin Rabbani named as High Peace Council chairman, a post his father held when he was murdered last year.
Opposition may be diverse, but it shares common distress about the past and hope for the future.
Number of monitors too small to affect regime’s actions.
Rival supporters of leading religious figures accused of attacks on each other.
Critics of peace plan warn it might give President Bashar al-Assad breathing space to consolidate control.
Insurgents should never have been able to penetrate Afghan capital’s defences in the first place.
Villagers cross dangerous line when they go to gather wood or visit family graves.
Armenian reporter describes evolution from blanket hostility to realisation that Azeris are people, not monsters.
Local activist describes destruction in villages and indiscriminate killing.