Pakistan

Afghanistan: Music Emerges from the Rubble

Afghan music, used and abused by successive regimes, appears to be undergoing something of a revival.

21 Feb 05

While the authorities call for the return of looted artefacts, archaeologists plan new digs to replenish their depleted stock of treasures.

21 Feb 05

Bitter rivalry between pro-westerners and mujahedin spilling over on to the pages of the capital’s newspapers.

21 Feb 05

The first mosque in Afghanistan to make provision for female worshippers is taking shape in central Kabul.

21 Feb 05

Many nomadic farmers are being forced to abandon their centuries-old way of life.

21 Feb 05

People whose homes were seized during the years of war and strife are finding it hard to retrieve them.

21 Feb 05

A thriving industry vanishes almost overnight as refugees stream back to their homeland, taking their skills with them.

21 Feb 05

The Afghan government's pledge to wean farmers off their lucrative poppy crops rings hollow as the UN predicts a huge leap in production.

21 Feb 05

Afghan refugees acknowledge the problems they face when they return home may be more acute than those they've had to endure in exile.

21 Feb 05

Government is urged to crackdown on illegal sales of pharmaceuticals, which are putting the lives of patients at risk.

21 Feb 05

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