Afghanistan's Forgotten Province
Nine years after the first post-Taliban UN talks on Afghanistan were concluded in Bonn, one border province is still left oddly isolated.
Geneva Conference on Enforced Disappearances
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kachkol Ali at his residence in Quetta in June last year. This was just a few weeks after he had witnessed the kidnapping of three of his clients from his office. A few days later, their bodies were found in the middle of the desert. Mr. Ali briefed me on those facts during an interview in full detail, the same way he would do afterwards with anyone who showed any interest in those terrible events.
Local builders risk losing out in Afghanistan's Helmand province by Karlos Zurutuza
US Marines and local businessmen are laying down the foundations for reconstruction in one of the Taliban's biggest strongholds in Afghanistan. But Helmand is likely to remain a place where many die and a few get rich.
Afghanistan's "˜Royal' Outcasts by Karlos Zurutuza
The nomadic Kuchi are being driven from their lands, says Karlos Zurutuza. They're second-class citizens in their own country.
Afghan Parliamentary Elections by Karlos Zurutuza
Nine years after 9/11, Afghans are voting in parliamentary elections. The mood is a mix of frustration and uncertainty.
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