The road to Chaman: warriors, bandits and smugglers have long been drawn to Chaman, a dusty frontier town on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Michael Maher travelled there as yet another war envelops this unruly outpost

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An ABC journalist and his Pakistani companion travel the wastelands of eastern Afghanistan where Kalashnikov rifles have replaced apple trees as the most prized possession. Afghanistan is at peace when at war is a common belief among observers. Poverty, which engenders violence, desperation, and hoplessness, defines the area around Chaman.

International Affairs, Military Action, Afghanistan, Social aspects, Poverty, Military operations

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Arms wrestle

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Since the end of World War II, Japan has kept to the "peace constitution" that was drawn up by the occupying forces of the US, and which states that Japan must forever renounce its sovereign right to war. With new leadership in both Japan and the US, the country is looking to revive its military forces.

Japan, Cover Story, Armed Forces, Military policy

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The blame game

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This article focuses on the deterioration in relations between Australia and Indonesia following the 1999 crisis in East Timor and the dispatch to East Timor of a peacekeeping force in which Australians predominated. Relevant points include the rise in anti-Australian opinion in Indonesia.

Australia, International aspects, Indonesia, East Timor, Australian foreign relations, Indonesian foreign relations

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