Afghan quake sparks fears in Pakistan – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=13844 A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range, causing no reported casualties, but sparking...
Category: South Asia
Stepping on the graves of children – The Voice
Winding down from over 7000 feet in the Himalayan foothills, you wouldn’t know they were there until you almost...
Gone in 60 seconds? – The Irish News
http://www.irishnews.com/pageacc.asp?tser1=ser&sid=510155 Well, according to the Prime Minister of Pakistani-controlled or ‘Azad’ Kashmir, it was a bit less: ‘what we...
Snowfalls and Shortfalls – Herald AM
As the line of tractors and trailors snaked up the coiling roads toward Chilandrat, 5600 feet up in the...
Winter Darkness Descends – Irish Examiner
Last weekend, the weather in Europe took a turn for the worse. A sudden outbreak of freezing weather swept...
As the snows come, where is the hard cash? – Reuters Alertnet
http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/113265758224.htm The drive across Azad Kashmir would ordinarily be a compelling experience for any traveller. The 10,000-foot (3,000-meter) Himalayan...
Pakistan to get over US$5bn in quake aid – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=13572 Governments and international organizations have pledged to give over US$5 billion in aid to earthquake-stricken Pakistan. At a...
She had thirteen seconds, we have at least thirteen days – Reuters Alertnet
Maheeda Muzafar wraps her shawl around her face, despite the 22 degree heat. It is rare for women in...
Quake-hit Pakistan faces disease outbreak – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=13483 With a harsh Himalayan winter looming, survivors of South Asia’s massive 8 October earthquake now have the added...
Unhappy Prospects for Afghan Security – OCGG
http://www.oxfordgovernance.org/fileadmin/Publications/SB004.pdf ‘The security situation in Afghanistan is volatile, having seriously deteriorated in certain parts of the country. Attacks on...