Afghanistan's new health minister Dr Suhaila Siddiqi talks to Suzanne Goldenberg.
While some men were beginning to wake up to women's rights there remains a great deal of work to be done, states the Minister of Women's Affairs.
Afghanistan's caretaker foreign minister describes the threats and challenges facing the country's interim administration.
Interview with the Afghan Interior Minister, by EurasiaNet.
Powerful Islamic fundamentalists have launched a fierce attack on Sima Samar, the minister of women's affairs. The Guardian, UK.
A portrait.
A BBC portrait of Dr Sima Samar, Afghanistan's new deputy premier.
A portrait of the prominent Northern Alliance spokesmen.
BBC portrait of Suhaila Seddiqi, health minister in Afghanistan's new executive council.
A guide from the BBC on key figures in Afghan politics following the downfall of the Taliban.
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