Dark Days For Afghan Women's Rights
Event hears that summary justice is often meted out by ad hoc courts.
Afghan Women Still Bound by Burka
''It’s like a cage. I wish men could also be trapped like this so that they would understand how much we suffer.''
Afghan Women Empowered to Work
Vocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province.
Afghans Reject Russian "Alliance" With Taleban
Diplomat hints that Moscow may share common interests with the insurgent group.
Women in Southeast Afghan Province Shut Out of Public Life
Local campaigners say that they are not invited to political or cultural gatherings.
Afghanistan's High Peace Council: Five Years On
Some Afghans are sceptical about an initiative intended to convince fighters to lay down their arms.
Afghan Rivers Need Better Management
Experts argue that vital resource could be worth of billions of US dollars to the country.
More Doctors Needed in Afghan Districts
Medical centres tend to be concentrated in urban areas, leaving villagers little access to care.
Warnings Over Falling Afghani Currency
Afghan government urged to act so as to fend off an economic crisis
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