Pressure mounts to allow school attendance beyond sixth grade
Drug addicts in Afghanistan say they are being brutalized and treated as criminals by the ruling Taliban, an accusation government security officials deny. Latif Yaqobi in Afghanistan filed this report, narrated by Anne Ball. Camera - Latif Yaqobi. Video editor - Anne Ball. Ibrahim Momand and Rahim Gul Sarwan contributed.
The U.N. calls on the Taliban to release a provincial representative of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee who was arrested on Wednesday
Among all the challenges facing Afghanistan, the most enduring is its position as the world’s leading producer of opium. VOA’s Afghan Service traveled from the mountains to the cities, documenting the depth of the situation.
President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign the BSA even though it has popular support and was approved by a traditional grand council or Loya Jirga
