19 AUGUST 1989, page 13

Prison Doctor

Richard Lovelace is surprised by the way prisons are run BY CHANCE, I was asked whether I could manage the morning sick parade - at the local prison for a week or two. Curious......

The Battle Of The Hats

Anatol Lieven on how the Afghan regime might be cracked Kabul THE scene in the airport waiting-room at Mazar-e-Sharif was like a minor hell in a Graham Greene novel. The setting......