Conflict

The Taleban have taken to disguising themselves as members of the army and police. Here, a real Afghan army soldier stands guard at a village meeting in Zabul province. (Photo: Isafmedia/Spc. Thomas Duval)

Afghan Secret Police to Weed Out Insurgents From Military

Intelligence agency deploys special units to watch over army and police recruitment.

24 May 11

Bosnians Still Traumatised by War

24 May 11

A French EC725 Cougar helicopter soars through a valley in Kapisa province on its way to a combat outpost in the Tagab valley. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O’Donald/Released)

Taleban Vent Ire on Afghan Local Police

Insurgents say no weddings or funeral services for “infidel” police recruits – on pain of death.

18 May 11

Tajikistan: Islamic Militancy No Phantom Menace

Death of veteran militant leader proves truth of warnings that fighters were infiltrating from Afghanistan.

14 May 11

A British soldier from the ISAF contingent on patrol in Kabul. Picture taken in 2008. (Photo: ISAF/US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Laura K. Smith)

Afghan Alarm at Talk of More Bloodshed

American military warns that 2011 will be especially violent.

13 May 11

Iraqis' Mixed Emotions Over Bin Laden's Death

Al-Qaeda leader is not thought to have ever set foot in the country, but it became one of his main battlegrounds.

6 May 11

This cave was used as a hideout by Mullo Abdullo and his group. Police say they found a large stockpile of arms there. (Photo: Tajik interior ministry.)

Few Tears Shed for "Tajik Bin Laden"

Killing of veteran militant seen as al-Qaeda emissary has eased but not removed security threat in Central Asian state, analysts say.

5 May 11

Representatives of the African Union, United Nations, and the Government of the Sudan meet in Addis Ababa to discuss the UNAMID mission in Darfur. (Photo: UN Photo/Olivier Chassot)

Funding False Hopes in Darfur

Governments that pay for humanitarian effort must act to curb interference by Khartoum.

19 Apr 11

Musicians in Kandahar, like Nangarhar a centre of Pashtun culture. (Photo: US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O&#039;Donald/ISAF Media)

Music Shops Silenced in Nangarhar

Insurgents blamed for serial bomb attacks on music traders, though Taleban deny it.

4 Apr 11

Garage Ban in Khujand

1 Apr 11

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