IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Helmand residents resort to paying for healthcare as state hospitals cannot cope.
Renewed popularity for traditional fairs where villagers come to buy and sell.
Local boys wrestle to defend their village’s honour in an age-old tradition.
Refugees from the fighting in Sangin gather in the provincial capital.
New schools fill a gap left by the dilapidated state system.
Low-flying aircraft over Lashkar Gah are a source of irritation to locals.