IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Elite Guards Ready for Duty
Highly-trained Afghan troops prepare to protect the life of their president.
21 Feb 05
Girls Still Standing Outside the Classroom Door
As the second post-Taleban school year begins, poverty and prejudice are still keeping girls out of education.
21 Feb 05
Kabul River Return Delights Residents
City’s river flows once more after years of drought reduced it to little more than a trickle.
21 Feb 05
Poppy Destruction Dismissed as Stunt
Some observers say eradication programme is too little too late, but farmers insist they have no alternative to growing the deadly crop.
21 Feb 05
Loja Jirga Chaos Result of Unclear Rules
Imprecise procedural rules accounted for the embarrassing confusion on the first day of the Afghan grand assembly.
21 Feb 05
Senior Police Official Ousted
Reformist interior minister slices away at power of police strongman.
21 Feb 05
Girls' Schools Become Targets
Conservative Islamists opposed to women's education stage a string of attacks across the country.
21 Feb 05
NGOs Come Under Scrutiny
Afghanistan's leaders are ready to accept foreign assistance to rebuild
21 Feb 05
Georgian Refugees Face Eviction
The Georgian government tries to reclaim a central Tbilisi hotel from its refugee residents.
25 Aug 04
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