Analysis

Trust belied

توسط - Trust belied

A pre-dawn massacre of ANA soldiers in Kunar raises questions of whether there can be reconciliation with the Taleban. However, all sources point to Pakistan’s ISI responsibility. ...

Politics

Highway robbers rule

توسط - Highway robbers rule

Driving between Dasht-e-Archi and Kunduz City is perilous.Armed gangs are robbing people with impunity on the busy highway between the district and the provincial capital. ...

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Winter Courses – Kabul – Afghanistan

توسط - Winter Courses – Kabul – Afghanistan

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Politics

Weak rights mechanisms fail Afghan children

توسط - Weak rights mechanisms fail Afghan children

Teenagers are being recruited into the ranks of armed fighters against the government. The situation is particularly alarming in western Afghanistan – Herat, Farah, Ghor and Badghis provinces. ...

Politics

In prison just for fleeing their homes

توسط - In prison just for fleeing their homes

Women prisoners in Badam Bagh, a new prison in Kabul set up with Italian assistance, do whatever they can to keep warm.With no stoves in their cells, some cover themselves with blankets ...

Politics

TV debates leave voters asking for more

توسط - TV debates leave voters asking for more

For the first time Afghan presidential candidates are participating in televised debates. But so far they have disappointed voters by failing to spell out plans and programmes, say observers. ...

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Women Prison in Badam Bagh – Kabul

توسط - Women Prison in Badam Bagh – Kabul

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Snow and Poverty in Kabul

توسط - Snow and Poverty in Kabul

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Wintry Football – Qargha – Kabul- Afghanistan

توسط - Wintry Football – Qargha – Kabul- Afghanistan

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Others

No end to illegal abortions

توسط - No end to illegal abortions

Desperate families are resorting to abortion in unsafe conditions, and abandoning new-borns, particularly female infants, in hospitals. It is not unusual to find an aborted foetus in city garbage dumps. An investigation by the Independent Media Consortium (IMC) Productions.* ...