Afghanistan

Perilous Road to Iran

Desperate to get to Iran, Afghans entrust their money and lives to smugglers.

21 Feb 05

Consignments of aid are ending up in the hands of traders.

21 Feb 05

Nangarhar people hope malaria mosquitoes will be an early casualty of peace.

21 Feb 05

Reformist interior minister slices away at power of police strongman.

21 Feb 05

People with psychological problems are chained up at a holy shrine, hoping traditional methods will cure them.

21 Feb 05

Many Afghans want war criminals to go on trial, but justice is still far off.

21 Feb 05

Women resort to folk remedies to prevent pregnancy because they often have no alternative.

21 Feb 05

Women pilots recognised by yet to receive promised rewards.

21 Feb 05

Clerics in Kandahar are confiscating books right, left and centre, and it's not always clear why.

21 Feb 05

Two Kabul editors accused of insulting Islam released, but likely to face trial.

21 Feb 05

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