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Broad Welcome for US Pact Decision in Afghanistan
Opposition complains that special assembly was unconstitutional.
1 Dec 11
Afghans Accuse Pakistan of Obstructing Trade
New agreement should have eased import-export traffic via Pakistan, but Afghans say that hasn’t happened.
23 Nov 11
Afghan Film Cancellation Blamed on Iran
Tehran accused of derailing screening of films depicting abuse of Afghan refugees.
8 Nov 11
Afghans Bemused by Karzai's Pakistan Comments
What exactly did President Karzai mean when he suggested his country would back Pakistan in a war with America?
28 Oct 11
Afghanistan's Troublesome Parliament
Legislators boycott proceedings over partial revision of election results.
20 Sep 11
Afghan Scepticism Over Bonn Conference
Critics say planning for the future will be meaningless without security on the ground.
15 Sep 11
Power-Crazy in Kabul
Wildly differing electricity bills from computerised system leave Afghan householders cross and confused.
12 Jul 11
Afghan Taxes Squeezing Poorest
Import duties simply translate into punitive prices while local businesses get away with unpaid taxes, experts say.
6 Jun 11
Afghan Alarm at Talk of More Bloodshed
American military warns that 2011 will be especially violent.
13 May 11
Prison Staff 'Colluded' in Taleban Jailbreak
No one raised alarm as hundreds of prisoners escaped through tunnel in Kandahar.
10 May 11
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