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Herat Province

AFGHANISTAN: Can saffron replace poppy?

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. Mohammad Tahir was dubious about not growing poppy on his one-acre plot of land in Pashton Zargon District, Herat...

Food crisis puts the squeeze on Afghanistan

What is a father to do when his children are crying for bread? On the drive this morning to the Herat government hospital in western Afghanistan, where people are facing a hunger crisis, an Afghan doctor described the telltale...

Record Afghan unrest hampering aid: NGOs

A policeman inspects the site of a bomb blast in Herat KABUL (AFP) - Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan have hit record highs this year with hundreds of civilians killed, including 19 aid workers, and spreading insecurity...

Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan

An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said. Pakistan's government, which has had tense relations...

German foreign minister on surprise visit to Afghanistan - Summary

Herat, Afghanistan - Surrounded by tight security, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived Friday in Afghanistan for a surprise visit, assuring the country of Germany's continued support. We stand at your side,...

Kidnapped Turkish engineers return home from Afghanistan Monday

By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANKARA, Turkey-Turkish media say two Turkish captives released in Afghanistan have returned home. State-run Anatolia and private Dogan agencies say the two engineers, Gokhan Gul and Erhan Gunduz,...

Report: Kidnapped Turks return home from Afghanistan

Turkish media say two Turkish captives released in Afghanistan have returned home. State-run Anatolia and private Dogan agencies say the two engineers, Gokhan Gul and Erhan Gunduz, arrived in the city of Trabzon aboard a...

A minor miracle

Chris Cork Back a decade, and living in Peshawar but shuttling back and forth between there, Kabul, Herat and Jalalabad we had an internet connection that was slow, expensive, unpredictable and very much at the cutting edge as...

Air strikes in Afghanistan continue

Herat: Nine Afghan policemen were killed in international military air strikes called in after troops clashed with police in southwestern Afghanistan, provincial authorities said on Sunday. The fighting erupted in the western...

Iran building influence in Afghanistan

The flags of Iran, Afghanistan and Tehran-based Abad Rahan Pars Road & Construction Co. fly above a railroad work camp west of the Afghan... BILL VARNER / BLOOMBERG NEWS The flags of Iran, Afghanistan and Tehran-based Abad...

               

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