http://dir.salon.com/topics/kabul/?source=rss&aim=kabul en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST By Carol Lloyd Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/18/kabul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/18/kabul/index.html?source=rss Foreign women opening restaurants in Kabul provide stability and comfort to a war-torn area. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/09/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/09/what_else/index.html?source=rss Afghan women can make up to $200 per haircut. By Mitchell Prothero Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss With Afghans enraged by a worsening security situation and the West's failure to improve their lives, Afghanistan is in danger of falling back into violent chaos. By Quil Lawrence Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/04/afghanistan_violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/04/afghanistan_violence/index.html?source=rss Afghanistan isn't Iraq yet. But when a suicide bomber blew himself and two other people up inside my hotel's Internet cafe, it became impossible to ignore the rising anger at foreigners here. By Ann Marlowe Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss In one of the most male-dominated nations on earth, Afghan vice presidential candidate Shafiqa Habibi doesn't play second fiddle to anyone. By John Sifton Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/21/afghanwar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/21/afghanwar/index.html?source=rss A human rights worker reports from the other front in the U.S. war on terror, where warlords reign supreme, music is once again banned, journalists hide from gunmen, and even the streets of Kabul are filled with fear. By Phillip Robertson Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/28/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/28/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss While Westerners dance at end-of-the-world raves, the country slips back toward anarchy -- and the Bush administration does nothing. By Phillip Robertson Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/02/04/feral/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/02/04/feral/index.html?source=rss On the treacherous Kabul-Kandahar road, our correspondent falls into the hands of a gang of feral kids with Kalashnikovs. By Christopher Hitchens Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/14/hitchens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/14/hitchens/index.html?source=rss The antiwar hand-wringers kept warning us of its perils. But as the Taliban despots flee Afghan cities, and their citizens cheer, the air war's stunning efficacy is clear for all to see By Damien Cave, Max Garrone and Daryl Lindsey Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/14/kabul_reacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/14/kabul_reacts/index.html?source=rss The Taliban is on the run. What happens now? Who should govern Afghanistan? And how hard will it be to win the war of the caves?