By Fariba Nawa November 11, 2001 Agence France Presse Peshawar, Pakistan — These are depressing times for the staff at Herat Carpets, who pass their days drinking copious quantities of tea and staring disconsolately at the nomadic tribal carpets they … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa November 5, 2001 Agence France Presse Peshawar, Pakistan — Fatana Gailani’s small clinic is under siege, under-staffed and running out of resources almost as fast as its clientele of Afghan women refugees is growing. Set up in … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa November 2, 2001 Agence France Presse Quetta, Pakistan — Hamid Karzai, now on the run from the Taliban, is the latest envoy to covertly penetrate Afghanistan in search of support for the country’s ousted monarch. Like Abdul … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 31, 2001 Agence France Presse Peshawar, Pakistan — Gholam Dastagir lay still as his blood dripped into a plastic bag. For the 55-year-old Afghan refugee, any mild discomfort was offset by the knowledge that a pint … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 30, 2001 Agence France Presse Peshawar, Pakistan — They have been called Maoists, spies for the Soviet Union, for Pakistan and now the United States. They work undercover, breaking the hardline rules of Afghanistan’s Taliban militia … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 22, 2001 Agence France Presse Islamabad — The United States will be hard pressed to complete its assault against the Taliban by a double deadline of the looming bitter winter in Afghanistan and the Muslim holy … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 17, 2001 Agence France Presse Islamabad — Ayesha Zia Khan is 22. She does not cover her hair and studies computing at university. Yet she says she would be glad to see allies of the fundamentalist … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 11, 2001 Agence France Presse Islamabad — Sealed borders don’t stop refugees. Pakistan’s frontier with Afghanistan has been closed for weeks, but hundreds, if not thousands of Afghans are managing to cross through mountain passes unpatrolled … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 8, 2001 Agence France Presse Islamabad — Bride-to-be Zinab Najam was supposed to send invitation cards, buy wedding clothes and book a banquet hall for her anticipated wedding next month. Instead, she is watching the news … Continue reading →

By Fariba Nawa October 7, 2001 Agence France Presse Islamabad — Opposition forces Sunday claimed to have made significant gains in their fight against the Taliban militia in the north and west of Afghanistan, as US forces stood ready across … Continue reading →