IWPR Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Islamic State's Radio Outreach

Locals question why propaganda broadcasts have not been shut down.

Afghanistan's High Peace Council: Five Years On

Some Afghans are sceptical about an initiative intended to convince fighters to lay down their arms.

Afghan Rivers Need Better Management

Experts argue that vital resource could be worth of billions of US dollars to the country.

More Doctors Needed in Afghan Districts

Medical centres tend to be concentrated in urban areas, leaving villagers little access to care.

Clerics Fume as Women Make Music in Herat

Girls and women get a chance to sing and play instruments, but conservatives are firmly opposed.

Gates Sees Fallout From Troubled Ties With Pakistan

Right is Wrong for Afghan Drivers

Police say all steering wheels must be on the left side, but the company hired to do the job has run into trouble with officialdom.

Jobless Face Grim Future

Unfulfilled hopes of economic growth and security create a growing pool long-term unemployed, many of them returning refugees.

Afghan Music Market Falls Silent

Instrument makers in the northern city of Samangan are going out of business as people turn to western music.

Afghanistan's First Open-Heart Patient Thriving

New hospital a lifesaver for Elaha, whose family could never afford treatment abroad.