Neighbours: Afghan election, Taliban talks on collision course The country’s presidential election, planned for April 20, is already roiling the political atmosphere alongside the Updated 27 Dec, 2018 12:17am
Days after Taliban assault in western Afghanistan, allegations of an Iranian role FARAH, Afghanistan: No one here believes the fight is over. Two weeks after hundreds of Taliban insurgents invaded... Published 07 Jun, 2018 06:55am
‘Malala hate’ is still real in Pakistan It is almost impossible to generalise how Malala is viewed by her fellow citizens. Updated 07 Sep, 2017 08:50am
In Kabul, access to safe drinking water is a matter of money ‘Who has clean hands today?’ KABUL: In affluent areas of the Afghan capital, sky-blue vans make daily... Published 05 Sep, 2017 06:59am
FREQUENCY: RADIO WITH HUMOUR AND A MISSION Cleaning Up the City started 14 years ago as a sounding board for community issues Updated 21 Apr, 2017 08:17pm
Infamous for his brutality, Afghanistan’s Dostum may have gone too far KABUL: For 30 years, Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum has reigned as northern Afghanistan’s untouchable warrior-king: first... Published 25 Dec, 2016 07:16am
Afghans rooting for former US envoy Khalilzad to end up in Trump administration Khalilzad seems to many Afghans like a potential lifeline to an unpredictable new govt in Washington. Updated 21 Nov, 2016 10:27am
Divisions within Afghan government reach a new crisis point Legislators impeached seven cabinets as finance minister barely survived vote of confidence. Updated 17 Nov, 2016 10:14am
New attorney general pushes justice for ordinary Afghans Hamidi, 49, a scholarly man with a shock of grey hair, listens gravely to each entreaty. Updated 05 Sep, 2016 09:47am
The fight over a shrine for a ‘tyrannical’ Afghan king KABUL: In the prevailing view of Afghan history, King Habibullah Kalakani was an illiterate highway robber who... Published 23 Aug, 2016 07:06am
Afghan ID cards were meant to stop voter fraud but instead stoked ethnic division To date, not a single card has been issued to the public. Updated 19 Aug, 2016 10:38am
