Afghanistan

Uzbeks Want Their Language Official

Elite Universities to Open

Despite Afghanistan's poverty, international colleges say there is a market for fee-paying education.

No Sporting Chance for Women

Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.

Extra Police to Calm Mazar-e-Sharif

Central government has sent forces to police a worsening security situation blamed on infighting between northern warlords.

Islamic Ruling to Help War Widows

Supreme court decision will allow women whose husbands are missing to remarry after four years.

Barbaric Jail “Overhauled”

Justice ministry insists torture, inhumane conditions and unlawful detention are now things of the past.

Students Still Missing After Security Raid

Official silence over whereabouts of students detained in security service search of Kabul campus hostel.

Piecing Together the Past

Local and international specialists are working to rebuild Afghanistan's priceless history.

Kabulis Roll Up Their Sleeves

As authorities struggle to cope, local communities are taking on repairs to roads and buildings themselves.

Election Problems Already Looming

Continuing violence, a political vacuum and conservative attitudes present huge challenges to a democratic vote.