Afghanistan 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
Views: 922"Silk Road" Plan Supported by US
Region: AfghanistanBy News Briefing Central Asia - News Briefing Central Asia The United States is calling for greater trade, transport and en... more
Views: 872Opium Production in Uruzgan Unchecked
Region: AfghanistanAuthorities say they are powerless to act even though they know opium poppy is being grown on large tracts of land. By Ezatullah Latifi - Uruzgan prov... more
Views: 973Afghan Commentators Not Enthused About Obama
Region: Afghanistan
More complaints than congratulations from local commentators. By Mina Habib Afghan commentators interviewed by IWPR greeted Barack Obama’s re-election as United States president with muted... more
Views: 960Afghanistan's Leather Trade
Region: AfghanistanAnimal skins are a top export, but traders say they will never make money unless the government kick-starts the tanning industry. By Golab Shah Bawar - Afg... more
Views: 998Insider Attacks: Beginging of an end
Region: Afghanistan
Insider-attacks — beginning of the end Saeed Minhas Grisly figures of insider-attacks commonly known as green-over-blue incidents, reminded me of the prediction of Owais Ghani, one of those three in Pakistan&r... more
Views: 867Experts Skeptical As U.S. Blacklists Militant Group
Region: AfghanistanPakistan’s secret service, not its proxies, is the real problem, Afghan experts say. By Hafizullah Gardesh Experts in Afghanistan say the United States decision to ... more
Views: 991Major Public Hospital in Afghan Eastern Region Struggles to Cope
Region: AfghanistanBy Hijratullah Ekhtyar - Afghanistan Nangarhar doctors overstretched by swelling patient numbers and dearth of equipment. Mobin Khan&rsquo... more
Views: 1328Afghan Parliament Questions Defense Failure to Counter Cross-Border Attacks
Region: Afghanistan
Ministers blamed for not doing enough to prevent rockets raining down from neighbouring Pakistan. By Hafizullah Gardesh, Mina Habib - Afghanistan’s d... more
Views: 1444Unregulated Pharmacies Pose Health Risks in Afghan Province
Region: Afghanistan
Authorities have little control over chemists’ shops in Uruzgan, undermining faith in the health sector. By Ajmal Wesa Khair Mohammad may not be a qualified doctor, but he offers a wi... more
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