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Paying a Price for Marriage
The lives of many young Afghans are being wrecked by families demanding exorbitant marriage payments.
3 Mar 05
Kabul's Cynical Beggars
Desperate Afghan beggars exploit children to bolster their earnings.
3 Mar 05
Counterfeit Currency Crisis
Forged notes flood Afghanistan as its people grapple with new currency.
21 Feb 05
Wedding Woes for Widows
Bereaved provincial women are being forced to marry their late husbands’ relative in defiance of both Muslim and civil law.
21 Feb 05
Dissidents Blamed for Bomb Attacks
Security chiefs vow to pursue “saboteurs” as explosions continue to shake the capital.
21 Feb 05
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