Afghanistan

Afghans Hostage to Corruption

Everyone knows it’s undermining the country, but no one has a solution.

Highway Robbery on Major Afghan Road

IWPR reporter finds evidence of arbitrary, undocumented taxation on road through Laghman province.

Scepticism as US Blacklists Afghan Insurgent Group

Pakistan’s secret service, not its proxies, is the real problem, Afghan experts say.

Major Hospital in Afghan East Struggles to Cope

Nangarhar doctors overstretched by swelling patient numbers and dearth of equipment.

Taleban Justice Dominant in Logar Province

Even public servants turn to alternative courts in the belief they are swifter and more honest than state judiciary.

Unregulated Pharmacies Prompt Health Fears in Afghan Province

Authorities have little control over chemists’ shops in Uruzgan, undermining faith in the health sector.

State-Funded Medicines Sold Privately in Nangarhar

Afghanistan: Fast-Track Customs in Nangarhar

Khyber Pass Kids Cross Frontier to Study

Pakistani Prostitutes Trafficked into Afghan Southeast