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Focus
 | A fragile peace
 Over two decades of conflict and three years of drought have devastated Afghanistan’s agriculture, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).More |
| Under threat: The Magnificent Minaret of Jam
 One of the few ancient monuments in Afghanistan to survive the wrath of war, the fury of the elements and acts of destruction by the Taliban, is the Minaret of Jam. None too soon, it has been placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.More |
| Culture: A historical junction
 Afghanistan’s strategic position at the junction of China, India, Central Asia and the Middle East, made it a meeting point of culture, commerce, conversion and conquest. Its art, architecture and archaeology bear witness to this extraordinary past.More |
| Fine Arts and Crafts
 Afghanistan’s figurative artists and sculptors are getting back to work. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Kabul a wooden figure of a woman, unthinkable under the Taliban, was being carved this summer.More |
| Restoring Babur's Moghul Gardens
 Babur’s tomb is a modest structure in comparison to the elaborate edifices built by his descendents in India. It was once surrounded by the beautifully landscaped gardens know as Bagh-e-Babur.More |
| Education: Return to learning
 The thirst for education and knowledge in post-Taliban Afghanistan is enormous. After years of denial, Afghans are reaching out to embrace new ideas, technology and expertise. School buildings are bursting with children eager to learn from a handful of teachers determined to teach.More |
| Women reclaiming their lives
 Women face a complex web of challenges as they seek to rebuild their role in Afghan society. Despite the fall of the Taliban, deeply conservative values towards gender still dominate Afghanistan’s social structure.More |
| Speaking out
 A professional association of women media workers has been established in Kabul with support from UNESCO.More |
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