Taleban Deny Planned Attack on Kajaki Hydroelectric Dam
Region: Afghanistan
Insurgents said to be building up presence in the area. By Gol Ahmad Ehsan The Taleban have denied massing forces for an attack on the Kajaki hydroelectric scheme in the southern Hel... more
Views: 369Outcry for Reopening of Helmand Schools
Region: AfghanistanWith security improving, tens of thousands of children are still prevented from resuming their education. By Gol Ahmad Ehsan, Nazir Ahmad Woror Residents of Afghanistan’s southern ... more
Views: 319Women and Change in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanWritten by Omid Bidar Noorjahan Akbar, 22, is an Afghan women's rights activist and a prolific blogger. Although she is now studying in the United States, Noorjahan writes about the issues confronting women in Afghanist... more
Views: 448Pollution in Eastern Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanFactory owners say new industrial parks outside Jalalabad aren’t fit for use. By Hijratullah Ekhtyar From the outside, the building in the residential district of Jalalabad’s Do Saraka are... more
Views: 571Afghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Go to Jail
Region: AfghanistanAfghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Imprisoned Rights activists say children are imprisoned for “moral crimes” while the perpetrators escape prosecution. By Mina Habib The 15-year-old refused to give his name,... more
Views: 610Afghanistan: Teachers Struggle With Newly Introduced Curriculum
Region: AfghanistanIn Nangarhar, some say texts for new school curriculum are too hard, others that they are plain wrong. By Hijratullah Ekhtyar - Afghanistan T... more
Views: 707Afghan-US Deal Raises Controversy
Region: AfghanistanPresident Karzai's opponents say he should not allow US forces to stay on, while others see this as essential to Afghanistan’s future. By Mina Habib - Afghan... more
Views: 787Kabul: Face-to-Face Meeting with Taleban
Region: AfghanistanParis conference latest attempt to talk about talking peace. By Mina Habib, It may not have amounted to formal peace talks, but a two-day meeting outside Paris last month at which Taleban repres... more
Views: 694Afghan Reporter Reveals Risks of Covering Sensitive Stories
Region: AfghanistanLocal politicians pledge support after journalist investigates alleged misappropriation of land. By Abdul Maqsud Aziz or several months, I had been hearing about how part of the Abchakan desert had... more
Views: 721Afghanistan Considered One of the Most Corrupt Countries
Region: AfghanistanBy Omid Bidar Afghanistan is considered the world's most corrupt country, ranking roughly on par with North Korea and Somalia in an annual survey [1] of 176 nations published on December 5 by Transparency International [2... more
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