Hafizullah Gardesh

Senior Local Editor, Afghanistan

Stories by the Author

Urban Myth Spreads Panic

Officials try to refute lurid tales of “lethal” phone calls, but word-of-mouth rumours prove stronger than truth.

20 Apr 07

Journalist's Death Casts Long Shadow Over Afghan Government

President Karzai may have helped save the Prodi government by trading Taleban prisoners for an Italian hostage, but in the process, he has damaged his own credibility at home.

16 Apr 07

Political Alliance Creates Strange Bedfellows

Former political rivals come together in a new bloc which observers say will try to undermine the present government.

11 Apr 07

Afghanistan: Karzai's High-Risk Negotiating Plan

A traditional assembly planned as a way of achieving an Afghan-Pakistani consensus on peace, but critics say success depends on whether Islamabad attempts to manipulate the process.

13 Nov 06

Afghans Fear Fallout from Iran Sanctions

If the United Nations takes tough measures against Iran, its neighbour Afghanistan will be undermined economically and could be drawn into a new conflict.

28 Oct 06

Afghans Bemused by Mixed Messages from Musharraf

Islamabad is outflanking Kabul in the debate about where the Taleban are based and whose fault it is that they are still there.

28 Sep 06

A Different World

The Soviets brought rigid political conformity but also a degree of social liberalisation when they invaded Afghanistan 25 years ago.

1 Sep 06

Afghan Schools in Peril

Thousands are shut out of school following a rise in missile and arson attacks.

29 Aug 06

Lebanese Conflict Reverberates in Afghanistan

Perceived American indifference to Lebanese Muslims’ suffering seen as damaging to the United States’ allies in Afghanistan, and a gift to its enemies.

9 Aug 06

Afghan-Indian Friendship Isolates Pakistan

Burgeoning relations between Afghanistan and India leave Pakistan out in the cold.

11 May 06

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