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Afghan woman leads the development of her community

15 January 2010 - In Afghanistan's Bamyan province, best known as home to the two giant Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban, one woman has galvanized her community to build a road and take up other projects to improve their…

UNHCR to build 10,000 houses for returnees in 2010

18 January 2010 - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today it expects to build 10,000 houses for returning Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2010. According to UNHCR, the construction of…

Strengthening Afghan customs management

KABUL - Enhancing transparency and efficiency of customs facilitation dramatically increases Afghan trade volumes and revenue collection. UNOPS PR English - Dari - Pashto Every day, trucks coming from Pakistan through the…
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Top UN envoy deplores militant attacks in Kabul

KABUL - The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today strongly condemned this morning’s coordinated deadly attacks, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility, in the capital, Kabul, decrying the militants’…
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Child protection in Afghanistan conflict faces challenge in 2010

KABUL - Children continue to suffer from the armed conflict in Afghanistan with at least 345 killed last year according to the latest report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The 2009…
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UNESCO Afghanistan in 2010

19 January 2010 - UNESCO has been working closely with the Afghan Government and people since 2003. As a technical agency of the United Nations, UNESCO works to promote peace and development and is championing the…

Launch of Veil of Tears

19 January 2010 - IRIN today launches Veil of Tears, a 60-page colour booklet collecting personal stories from ordinary Afghans on suffering and loss in pregnancy and childbirth. Few families have not been touched by tragic…