Middle East

Minister Scorns NGOs' Work

Planning minister says most domestic and international aid organisations are more interested in their own well-being than in aiding Afghans.

2 Mar 05

Many people seeking permission to travel to the neighbouring country say they’re pressured into buying expensive tickets on an Iranian airline.

2 Mar 05

Few details on how the three were freed – and no one really knows who the kidnappers were.

2 Mar 05

Local commanders in Afghan provinces are pressuring judges to imprison people on trumped-up charges.

2 Mar 05

Rug weavers and merchants display their wares at northern fair, but admit they have some way to go to recover market position at home and abroad.

2 Mar 05

Some observers worry that the newly-elected president will include former regional commanders in his new government.

2 Mar 05

Ending a pregnancy is strictly illegal, but the shame of bearing a child out of wedlock drives many to take the risk.

2 Mar 05

A nation better known for supplying narcotics to the world market is discovering it has an increasing drugs problem in its own back yard.

2 Mar 05

Talks are bogged down on the closure date of two Russian bases on Georgian soil.

24 Feb 05

IWPR provides a roundup of the growing number of war crimes investigations around the world.

22 Feb 05

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