Hurricane Harvey: Massive clean-up under way in HoustonHurricane Harvey is long gone, but it’s left behind millions of tonnes of debris. Getting rid of what has become a major public health concern is now a top priority.
Afghan rage over Kandahar massacre sentenceVictims’ families furious that US soldier guilty of murdering 16 villagers did not receive the death penalty.
Irregular Afghan forces in focus for abusesAtrocity claims against US forces and locals working with them prompt Karzai to order Americans out of Wardak province.
In pictures: At risk in Afghanistan’s winterInternally displaced Afghans are highly vulnerable in wintertime, prompting aid agencies to donate emergency supplies.This gallery article has 7 imagescamera7
Massacre trial reopens old Afghan woundsFive months after a US soldier allegedly killed 16 people in Kandahar, Afghans say little has changed
Children pay a high priceMore children are being killed or maimed as bloody conflict takes a heavy toll on the civilian population.