Highway Robbery on Major Afghan Road
IWPR reporter finds evidence of arbitrary, undocumented taxation on road through Laghman province.
Scepticism as US Blacklists Afghan Insurgent Group
Pakistan’s secret service, not its proxies, is the real problem, Afghan experts say.
Major Hospital in Afghan East Struggles to Cope
Nangarhar doctors overstretched by swelling patient numbers and dearth of equipment.
Taleban Justice Dominant in Logar Province
Even public servants turn to alternative courts in the belief they are swifter and more honest than state judiciary.
Unregulated Pharmacies Prompt Health Fears in Afghan Province
Authorities have little control over chemists’ shops in Uruzgan, undermining faith in the health sector.
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