News from Afghanistan blog

Please take me back to Afghanistan

Alex Thomson — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:27:04 +0000

It's just that Tony Blair's view of the place and reality on the ground aren't quite the same thing.

Afghanistan in pictures

Newsroom blogger — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:49:38 +0000

A gallery of pictures from News from Afghanistan week

The Easyjet of Afghanistan

Alex Thomson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:47:04 +0000

Visiting the curious mansion of Afghanistan's aviation king

'I'm a correspondent, get me out of here'

Kylie Morris — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:21:55 +0000

Bring the BBC back, begs the media minder...

Afghan classes: the school with 18,000 pupils

Alex Thomson — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:05:02 +0000

Beheaded teachers, 60 children in a class, and the tale of a burned out school

Shopping for weapons in Kabul

Alex Thomson — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:48:33 +0000

How I nearly filed the most outrageous expenses claim in ITN history - an AK 47 and ground-to-air missiles

Inside the Afghan parliament

Alex Thomson — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:38:32 +0000

Order! Order! Or rather disorder - I visited the Afghan Parliament, where gangsters and Holy Warriors sit side by side

Keeping dry in Kabul

Newsroom blogger — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:35:27 +0000

Programme editor Chris Watkins on the perils of a broadcast from Kabul.

Mr Big of Afghanistan

Alex Thomson — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:06:52 +0000

The Mr Big of Afghanistan narcotic production agrees to talk to me. I am amazed.

Girlpower

Kylie Morris — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:14:19 +0000

Welcome to the Marines. It ain't exactly a women's world - 'females' are a rare species.

Meeting the 'General of Kabul'.

Alex Thomson — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:07:19 +0000

Watch out - there's a Supercop about! Tonight's our first outing, live from Kabul and you'll get a chance to see 'The General' close up: the man who runs Kabul CID..