Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 14 August: Hours after the killing of its three Western women staffers and an Afghan driver in a gun attack, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said it had suspended aid work in Afghanistan for an indefinite period of time.

By Chris Bradshaw of BBC Monitoring on 6 December Despite the increasing popularity of television in recent years, most Afghans still rely on radio broadcasts for news and entertainment.

Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 28 November: The European Commission delegation in Afghanistan Wednesday [28 November] pledged 22m euros in assistance for demining operations in the war-battered country during 2008.

Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 21 November: The Ministry of Energy and Water on Wednesday [21 November] inked 31 different water supply and distribution projects with different local companies here worth 3.8m dollars.

Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 9 October: Amid concerns voiced by the United Nations and several other countries, a spokesman for President Hamed Karzai Tuesday [9 October] vowed the government would press on with the execution of convicts.