Pakistan

Defections Undermine Afghan Sports

After nine players abandon their football team during a tour of Italy, doubt is cast on whether teams will be invited to compete in western European countries again.

21 Feb 05

Historic Loya Jirga Vote

Could election of grand assembly head represent first signs of the rebirth of democracy in Afghanistan?

21 Feb 05

Karzai Elected President

As expected, Hamed Karzai has been elected head of Afghanistan's transitional government at the grand assembly.

21 Feb 05

Karzai Sets Out His Stall

In his first speech as the new president of Afghanistan, Hamed Karzai is tough with international donors but vague on the country' still powerful warlords.

21 Feb 05

Investment Turn-off

Government plans to encourage foreign investment are hampered by, amongst other things, the absence of a private banking system and labyrinthine bureaucracy.

21 Feb 05

Bollywood, Afghan-style

Indian and Afghan filmmakers are back in Kabul, hoping to cash in on an audience starved of cinema.

21 Feb 05

Tough Cure for Mental Problems

People with psychological problems are chained up at a holy shrine, hoping traditional methods will cure them.

21 Feb 05
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