Afghanistan

Iran Sceptical About Obama's Afghan Strategy

Elections and nuclear impasse have dulled hopes for an accommodation with the US on Afghanistan.

22 Jan 10

Coordinated operation targeting government buildings brings city to almost complete standstill.

19 Jan 10

Poverty, drought leaves babies and toddlers malnourished in north.

8 Jan 10

Afghan analysts and some senior officials not convinced by new Obama military strategy.

8 Jan 10

Helmand scheme to give farmers wheat seed and fertiliser alleged to be mired in corruption.

4 Dec 09

A wave of demonstrations has hit Afghanistan over rumours that US forces burned several copies of the Koran.

25 Nov 09

Election commission officials call for second round of voting, but time, weather, and security are against them.

25 Nov 09

But government-declared state of emergency seen by some as motivated more by political interests than health concerns.

24 Nov 09

Press freedom campaigners hail IWPR’s “lead role” in reporting the case of Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh.

19 Nov 09

Some officials say Herat frontier checkpoint giving Taleban a backdoor into Afghanistan.

19 Nov 09

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