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Legislation was approved by President Karzai in 2009, but stalled by conservative MPs who deemed it un-Islamic.
Central & South Asia Last Modified: 18 May 2013 14:27 GMT
Alleged leader of Al-Nusra Front vows to obey al-Qaeda, but backs off reports of "merger" with network's Iraq branch.
Middle East Last Modified: 10 Apr 2013 21:01 GMT
Website linked to Jabhat al-Nusra confirms move that is likely to alarm international backers of anti-Assad fighters.
Middle East Last Modified: 09 Apr 2013 20:42 GMT
In Egypt, murals aren't a form of art - they are an act of protest.
Opinion Last Modified: 09 Mar 2013 13:08 GMT
Officials say counter-terrorism forces have arrested Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of the Islamic State of Iraq.
Middle East Last Modified: 02 Dec 2012 19:33 GMT
Clashes intensify around Syrian capital as rare bombing raids in suburbs leave at least 60 dead, according to activists.
Middle East Last Modified: 28 Aug 2012 12:40 GMT
Twelve policemen among 19 people killed in fighting that saw an army helicopter shot down by anti-government fighters.
Middle East Last Modified: 26 Jul 2012 18:43 GMT
Mansour Iddhow, a member of Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, explains the events that led to the Libyan leader's death.
Features Last Modified: 19 Feb 2012 18:34 GMT
Suspected al-Qaeda-linked group that took over Radda promises to withdraw from town if colleagues released from prison.
Middle East Last Modified: 19 Jan 2012 06:14 GMT
Witness accounts and grainy footage offer partial glimpses into the former Libyan leader's last stand.
Africa Last Modified: 21 Oct 2011 15:46 GMT
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Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.
Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
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Hezbollah and Syria
Lebanon-based militia is assisting villagers caught up in the conflict.
Syria: The War Within
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Afghan archaeology
Ancient ruins of Mes Aynak threatened by planned Chinese mining project.
China Rising
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Crisis in Bangladesh
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
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