COVER

About Face

An inside look at how women fared under Taliban oppression and what the future holds for them now

ASIA

Teenage Wasteland

Adolescent girls in Japan who are bored, aimless or abused leave home for some pretty mean streets

Girl Gangs

Some Japanese teens use sex to lure and rob men

TRAVEL

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SPECIAL SECTION

WORLD

It's Our Turn

The Taliban was ousted from strategic Mazar-i-Sharif — and three warlords have now taken its place

VIEWPOINT

BRIEFING