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Bin Laden targets France, blasts burqa ban and Afghan war
28/10/2010 - TERRORISM

Bin Laden targets France, blasts burqa ban and Afghan war

In an audio tape aired on Al Jazeera television on Wednesday al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden targeted French interests, claiming the country’s burqa ban and the presence of French troops in Afghanistan justified the killing of French nationals.
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'My spirit has broken': Indian Muslims react to holy site verdict
01/10/2010 - INDIA

'My spirit has broken': Indian Muslims react to holy site verdict

Like many Indian Muslims, Masroor Sheikh believes Thursday’s court verdict on a hotly disputed religious site in northern India may have kept the peace. But justice, he maintains, has not been served.
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Tight security as India braces for religious dispute verdict
29/09/2010 - INDIA

Tight security as India braces for religious dispute verdict

An Indian court is set to rule Thursday on a centuries-old dispute over a religious site in the northern town of Ayodhya, sparking a security clampdown. But will the old wounds reopen this time?
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Key figures in al Qaeda's North African branch
29/03/2013 - TERRORISM

Key figures in al Qaeda's North African branch

Unlike other al Qaeda affiliates, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has few media stars. But al Qaeda's western front is gaining in notoriety, making it imperative to understand who’s who in the terror group.
Run sisters, sprinters, run for the elections
18/09/2010 - AFGHAN ELECTIONS

Run sisters, sprinters, run for the elections

A record number of women are running for the Afghan parliamentary elections, including an Olympic sprinter and women’s rights advocates. But many hurdles lie along their emerging political tracks.
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Fears of fraud cloud Afghan elections - again
24/09/2010 - AFGHAN ELECTIONS

Fears of fraud cloud Afghan elections - again

A year after the fraud-marred presidential vote, Afghans go to the polls on Saturday in the country’s second parliamentary elections since 2001. But will these elections see a repeat of problems that plagued last year’s vote?
Another election, another cycle of fraud and violence?
17/09/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Another election, another cycle of fraud and violence?

A year after the fraud-marred presidential polls, Afghans go to the polls Sept. 18 in the country’s second parliamentary elections since 2001. But will these elections see a repeat of problems that plagued last year’s vote?
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Festive greetings: Mullah Omar releases a not-so-rare Eid message
09/09/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Festive greetings: Mullah Omar releases a not-so-rare Eid message

Mullah Omar's latest message shows that the notoriously reclusive Taliban chief is overcoming his aversion to the media. Since 2001, his movement has gradually honed its message and now uses the full spectrum of technologies to put it forward.
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Kabul Bank: Where business and political ties bind
05/09/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Kabul Bank: Where business and political ties bind

For years, Sherkhan Farnood insisted he was doing business the Afghan way. But this week, it was not business as usual at Kabul Bank after its colourful co-founder was ousted as chairman, triggering a wave of panic withdrawals.
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Karzai scraps guns for hire, but where do the gunslingers go?
20/08/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Karzai scraps guns for hire, but where do the gunslingers go?

As threatened, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has banned private security firms. But the devil of this decree lies in the details and there’s precious little of it, raising the spectre of increased insecurity.
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