In a country where honour and trust are inviolable, a breach can have serious consequences. Members of two families became embroiled in what was to start with a fight between two individuals. Peace was negotiated by a jirga. ...
Interior Minister Noor-ul-haq Ulumi says the government is considering taking complaints against Pakistan to the UN. Anti-Pakistan sentiment has been swelling in recent weeks. ...
The number of used goods shops and markets is spiraling as the economic situation worsens and international aid slows down. More and more people in the capital city are resorting to selling personal belongings including household goods and furniture to make ends meet. ...
In 1991, a cow strayed into a vineyard and triggered a feud between neighbours that lasted two decades until the Conflict Resolution Commission in Kabul stepped in and made peace but ...
Results of an informal poll by Killid show security and joblessness are people’s biggest concerns. A random sample of some of the interviews: Mohammad Naser, Kabul, who considers himself an activist, blames the national unity government ...
Centuries-old historical objects and monuments are once again under threat in Afghanistan. Officials in Badakhshan say armed opponents of the government recently set on fire five relics in a shrine of Naser Khesraw, a scholar ...
A wave of bomb attacks, which have killed scores of people across the country, has confounded the national unity government while people are wondering who are the invisible hands behind the terrible uncertainty. ...