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Afghanistan: Salaries Docked, But For What?

Civil servants are unhappy about being made to pay for aid projects.

Afghanistan: Women’s Stories Left Untold

Social barriers still prevent female reporters from working in the media.

Anger Over Slow Progress in Afghan Province

Locals want to see movement on power, water and transport projects.

Hopes Overflow for Afghan Water Project

Much-anticipated development will irrigate farmland and boost power supplies.

An Afghan boy writes on a chalkboard at a rural school in Afghanistan. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Afghan Boys Still Beaten at School

Ban on corporal punishment continues to be widely ignored.

Afghan Media Criticised for Frivolous Content

Broadcasters warned against undermining Afghan values.

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Families Flee IS in Northern Afghanistan

Aid agencies under pressure to provide food, shelter and education to those seeking refuge.

A student reads aloud at a school in Paktika province. (Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Presidential Backing for Afghan School Initiative

Cost-effective mud brick buildings could accommodate many more students.

A cellphone and communications tower rises from a modest urban landscape in Shinwar, Afghanistan. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

Overnight Ban on Telecoms in Afghan Provinces

Insurgents order shut down to avoid being tracked by security forces.

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