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Female Journalists Abandon Afghan Province

Fear of an insurgent takeover has driven women away from local media.

Concerns Continue over Afghanistan’s Upcoming Elections

Fraud high on list of likely issues that may undermine results.

Ink stains the finger of an Afghan soldier, proof that he voted. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Afghan Candidates Despondent Over Elections

Questions raised as to whether it will even be possible to vote in some districts.

A soldier with the Afghan National Army stands inside a room which was previously part of a jail used by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Achin District, Afghanistan. (Photo: Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

Afghanistan: Islamic State's Radio Outreach

Locals question why propaganda broadcasts have not been shut down.

Officials and farmers say that lucrative crops, especially the highly-valued pistachios, will help replace narcotics. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Afghanistan: Pistachio, Not Poppy

New scheme aims to entice locals away from growing narcotics that help fuel insurgency.

Talc, a mineral made up mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon and oxygen. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Afghanistan's Perilous Talc Mines

Workers speak out over harsh and risky conditions.

Afghan Sikhs Hit By Suicide Attack

Bomber defies tight security to launch deadly strike on communal leadership

A newborn baby sleeps inside the Neonatal ward at a Kabul hospital. (Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Afghanistan: Grim Figures for Maternal Mortality

With little access to healthcare, expectant mothers simply hope for the best.

Afghanistan: Few Options for Leukaemia Patients

Limited resources to treat blood cancer leaves many resigned to their fate.

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