Author Archives: Emma Graham-Harrison
16th May, 2013
Bamiyan haunted by Taliban massacre
BAMIYAN: The people of Bamiyan raged against Black Hawk helicopters swooping too close to the empty niches that once held their colossal Buddha statues, blown up the Taliban in 2001, because the choppers’
BAMIYAN: The people of Bamiyan raged against Black Hawk helicopters swooping too close to the empty niches that once held their colossal Buddha statues, blown up the Taliban in 2001, because the choppers’
21st April, 2013
Karzai determined to curb CIA’s Afghan operations
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is determined to curb CIA operations after the death of a US agent and 10 Afghan children in a battle he believes was fought by an illegal militia working for the US spy agency.
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is determined to curb CIA operations after the death of a US agent and 10 Afghan children in a battle he believes was fought by an illegal militia working for the US spy agency.
20th April, 2013
Afghan violence cutting civilians from healthcare
KABUL: An increase in armed groups and the splintering of insurgent factions is cutting Afghans off from healthcare in ever greater numbers, the Red Cross has warned, days after two medical workers were shot dead
KABUL: An increase in armed groups and the splintering of insurgent factions is cutting Afghans off from healthcare in ever greater numbers, the Red Cross has warned, days after two medical workers were shot dead
17th April, 2013
Poppy farming thrives in Afghanistan
KABUL: Twelve years after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is heading for a near-record opium crop as instability pushes up the amount of land planted with illegal but lucrative poppies, according to a bleak UN report
KABUL: Twelve years after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is heading for a near-record opium crop as instability pushes up the amount of land planted with illegal but lucrative poppies, according to a bleak UN report
5th April, 2013
US troops in Afghanistan bid farewell to luxuries
KABUL: No more surf ‘n’ turf overlooking the Hindu Kush, no more salsa classes on the Qandahar boardwalk or mocha frappes in the Helmand desert.
KABUL: No more surf ‘n’ turf overlooking the Hindu Kush, no more salsa classes on the Qandahar boardwalk or mocha frappes in the Helmand desert.
28th March, 2013
Of a romance and Afghan history
KABUL: Nancy Hatch Dupree arrived in Kabul in 1962 as a diplomat’s wife, blithely unaware that the great love of her life was waiting in a country that would become their shared passion and her home through decades of war and political turmoil.
KABUL: Nancy Hatch Dupree arrived in Kabul in 1962 as a diplomat’s wife, blithely unaware that the great love of her life was waiting in a country that would become their shared passion and her home through decades of war and political turmoil.
6th February, 2013
Harry finds an ally in Karzai
WHEN Prince Harry compared fighting in Afghanistan to playing a video game, the Taliban were quick to accuse him of mental illness and cowardice, joining a chorus of criticism from all sides.
WHEN Prince Harry compared fighting in Afghanistan to playing a video game, the Taliban were quick to accuse him of mental illness and cowardice, joining a chorus of criticism from all sides.
19th January, 2013
Taliban peace talks ‘not under way’
KABUL: There are no significant peace talks under way with the Taliban, the US ambassador to Afghanistan has said, despite years of western and Afghan government efforts to broker a political end to the decade-long
KABUL: There are no significant peace talks under way with the Taliban, the US ambassador to Afghanistan has said, despite years of western and Afghan government efforts to broker a political end to the decade-long
5th January, 2013
Afghan census dodges taboo topics
THERE are two questions Hajera Bashir does not ask as she goes door to door gathering census data in Ghor province in Afghanistan’s freezing central highlands: which ethnic group residents belong to, and what
THERE are two questions Hajera Bashir does not ask as she goes door to door gathering census data in Ghor province in Afghanistan’s freezing central highlands: which ethnic group residents belong to, and what
22nd December, 2012
Troop pullout from Afghanistan a sign of success: Cameron
David Cameron flew into Afghanistan on Thursday for a Christmas visit to troops serving there, days after announcing that thousands of them would head home in 2013
David Cameron flew into Afghanistan on Thursday for a Christmas visit to troops serving there, days after announcing that thousands of them would head home in 2013
20th November, 2012
US-Afghan talks focus on soldiers’ immunity
KABUL: Afghanistan and the US have opened talks to keep American troops in the country after most Nato forces go home in 2014, but the thorny question of immunity for American soldiers, which in effect ended the
KABUL: Afghanistan and the US have opened talks to keep American troops in the country after most Nato forces go home in 2014, but the thorny question of immunity for American soldiers, which in effect ended the
16th November, 2012
50pc of Afghans unhappy with govt: survey
KABUL: Nearly half of Afghans think their country is not moving the right direction, fear for their family's safety, or are frightened to run into a member of their police or army, according to a nationwide poll
KABUL: Nearly half of Afghans think their country is not moving the right direction, fear for their family's safety, or are frightened to run into a member of their police or army, according to a nationwide poll
9th October, 2012
Cannabis cultivation on the rise in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct 8: The number of Afghan families growing cannabis as a cash crop leapt by over a third last year, the United Nations has said
KABUL, Oct 8: The number of Afghan families growing cannabis as a cash crop leapt by over a third last year, the United Nations has said
17th July, 2012
Organised crime worth $870 billion
KABUL: Organised international crime is worth up to $870bn a year, the United Nations has estimated at the launch of a campaign against illegal trade in everything from people to guns, drugs and endangered species.
KABUL: Organised international crime is worth up to $870bn a year, the United Nations has estimated at the launch of a campaign against illegal trade in everything from people to guns, drugs and endangered species.
