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Afghans join global chorus calling for an end to violence against women and girls
KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan women and men joined a global campaign to eliminate violence against women, by taking to the streets of the capital, Kabul, among other provinces, last week. In Kabul, about 250 protesters – wearing…
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Afghanistan witnesses a surge in female athletes signing up for powerlifting
KABUL - Last 10 years of democratization and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan not only provided opportunities to women folk play active role in political, social, cultural and economic domain, but also witnessed their…
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10,000 pink balloons to dot the Afghan capital for ‘oneness and peace’ this spring
KABUL - To capitalize the shared humanity and to spread the message of oneness and peace, over 10,000 pink balloons will be distributed to the people of Kabul in the spring of this year. The distribution of balloons is a part…
URUZGAN: 30 female police officers perform duties
KANDAHAR - The spokesman for Uruzgan police chief office, Mr. Farid Ayal, said that around 30 female police officers had assumed their duties in Uruzgan province recently. “We didn’t have female police officers in the past…
Journalists and civil society discuss media future post-2014
KANDAHAR - The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), with support from International Media Support (IMS) group, organized a one-day workshop to discuss journalists’ safety, future activities and condition of the media…
KANDAHAR: Food zone programme in the offing
KANDAHAR - The food zone programme has been approved for Kandahar and will practically start in September this year. A delegation from the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics is currently visiting Kandahar in order to discuss the…
KHOST: New radio station starts transmission
KHOST - A private independent Chenar radio station officially started transmission in Khost province on Sunday, 17 February. Since the presence of international community in 2001, media has been evolving fast in Khost…
BALKH: UNAMA trains journalists on election reporting
MAZAR - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) trained journalists in the country’s northern Balkh province today to prepare them for reporting next year’s presidential polls “accurately and objectively”…
BALKH: Sixteen militants join peace process
BALKH - Sixteen insurgents including their commander joined the Government initiated peace and reconciliation process in northern Balkh province yesterday. According to the official sources, the group led by Khan Gul, alias…
HELMAND: 2,000 hectares of land to be cleared of poppy
HELMAND - The Poppy eradication campaign started in Marjah, Nad-e-Ali and Garamser districts of Helmand province on Sunday, according to a press release issued by the Helmand Governor’s office yesterday. On the first day of…
UNAMA urges dialogue to increase protection of civilians in Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) acknowledges the Taliban’s “Open Letter”, publicly issued on 22 February 2013, in reaction to UNAMA’s Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed…
UN on the sectarian violence in Pakistan
NEW YORK - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned by the sectarian violence ongoing in Pakistan. On 17 February, in his second statement on the issue this year, the Secretary-General strongly…