Full Coverage: Afghanistan

02.05.2009 The Tricycle has not only put itself on the theatrical map with The Great Game: it has also put Afghanistan more firmly on the British map.

04.04.2009 The planned troop surge in Afghanistan could see more Afghans suffering in the conflict unless international military forces prioritise the safety of civilians in all their operations, say leading aid agencies.
+ Only the aid agencies seem convinced of the efficacy of international aid

28.03.2009 The Great Game: Afghanistan Film Festival is a programme of features, shorts and documentaries - including nine premieres and many Q&A sessions – that gives a celluloid glimpse into the joys, sorrows and adventures of everyday life in Afghanistan.

10.03.2009 The Afghan supreme court's confirmation of a 20-year prison sentence for blasphemy on a journalist - without hearing arguments from the defence - has been condemned by international media groups.

07.03.2009 “In Afghanistan”, says the ad for Afghan Star, “you risk your life to sing.”

04.03.2009 Some of President Barack Obama's decisions on Bagram, the US prison in Afghanistan, have "quietly signaled support for many of Bush's 'war on terror' policies," says Stacy Sullivan.

22.02.2009 With Afghanistan set to be a key focus of British, European and US foreign policy for many years, the Tricycle Theatre is staging a festival of plays, exhibitions, films and discussions on the country.

08.02.2009 This year's "Bird's Eye Film Festival" features an evening celebrating women in Afghanistan with the UK premieres of these short documentaries made by young women.

02.02.2009 President Obama has the opportunity to chart a new course for US policy in Afghanistan by taking the urgent steps needed to reverse the slide into a major humanitarian crisis, according to an international aid agency.

21.01.2009 A campaign to press the Pakistan government to prevent Islamic militants in the border region with Afghanistan from destroying girls' schools has been started by a leading Asian rights group.

27.11.2008 Because of attacks on aid workers and convoys, assistance to the people of Afghanistan could soon cease, NGOs warn the UN Security Council today.
+ Military intervention 'hampering Afghan aid'

26.11.2008 Humanitarian work in Afghanistan must be de-linked from the military and the political process, says a prominent development group.

24.10.2008 A cash for work programme has been launched in northern Afghanistan with the aim of providing around 5,000 families with enough food to cover at least half of their daily requirements throughout the winter.

20.10.2008 Two aid workers have been killed - in Afghanistan and Somalia.

15.10.2008 About 190,000 people have been displaced from Pakistan’s Bajaur agency bordering Afghanistan since fighting started in mid-August, UN refugee agency teams report.

19.09.2008 As the 21 September International Day of Peace approaches, UN agencies call for a halt to hostilities in Afghanistan to allow polio immunization to take place.

17.09.2008 Corruption is a serious threat in humanitarian assistance, Sarah Bailey of Britain’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) told a meeting in London.

26.06.2008 Strong criticism of the treatment of child offenders in Afghanistan is made in a new report by the country's Human Rights Commission that presses for reform of the juvenile justice system.

17.06.2008 Take a Taxi to the Dark Side. It’s a grim documentary, and you may think you know already that you oppose the use of torture on prisoners on the “war on terror” and that there’s therefore no need to see a film about it. But the more light shone on the political double-talk that led us into this moral dead-end, the better.

12.06.2008 Afghanistan needs more aid but it must be spent more effectively, a leading international NGO said today ahead of a donors' meeting in Paris.