Satar Furogh is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan.
Hosna Jalil, 26, has made history as the first Afghan woman to be appointed as a deputy minister in the Interior Ministry. But her critics say she is too young and inexperienced to be a leader in the country's crucial security apparatus.
A shocking honor beating video of a woman in northern Afghanistan reveals that the government's reliance on anti-Taliban militias for security in "secure" regions has unintended consequences.
A scheme uncovered by Afghan police that allegedly involved smuggling children to Pakistan for training as suicide bombers has focused new attention on the Taliban's practice of forceably enlisting children as foot soldiers in their fight.