Aziz Ahmad

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Helmand scheme to give farmers wheat seed and fertiliser alleged to be mired in corruption.

4 Dec 09

Western and Afghan forces try to find out why an otherwise normal young man snapped and killed men he had worked with for months.

11 Nov 09

Poppy cultivation in Helmand province, Afghanistan’s opium capital, fell by more than 30 per cent this year - but what will next year bring?

19 Oct 09

Compared with just one year ago, the number of children recorded as going to school is tiny.

13 May 08

Helmand journalist describes police mistreatment on return from reporting trip to Taleban territory.

6 Dec 07

Although the insurgents’ demands look impossible, some analysts say there might be scope for beginning a dialogue.

1 Oct 07

The Taleban’s Sharia courts are meting out swift, sometimes brutal punishment, but many residents say they prefer it that way.

14 Sep 07

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