It is not clear who commands the most influence with the people of southern Afghanistan.

Half of southern Afghanistan's four million people are short of food.

American forces will be focusing on eastern and southern Afghanistan.

He had said we were being moved to southern Afghanistan and would be freed.

"But in the case of southern Afghanistan," he said, "the commanders on the ground really need the entire 100 percent."

But in southern Afghanistan, the people seem to be waiting for cooperation from the government.

Military and police officials in southern Afghanistan were more forthcoming.

An attempt was made on his life during a trip in southern Afghanistan.

Her mother, who does humanitarian work in southern Afghanistan, has also received death threats.

This simple message found a ready audience among the largely rural population of southern Afghanistan.