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Afghan female police to improve literacy through mobile phone programme
KABUL - Afghan police women will be able to use their mobile phones to improve their literacy through a United Nations-backed programme which helps them overcome some of the challenges they face in balancing their work and…
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Literacy for children, starting with adults
KABUL - Each day, Maryam Ahmadi bids her children farewell as they leave their home in Nawbahar, an Afghan city in the northern province of Balkh, to attend fourth grade at a nearby primary school where they are taught a…
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Afghan children promote peace through circus
KABUL - Young girls and boys from an Afghan circus school enthralled today a large audience – comprising mainly children from orphanages – with their skills in gymnastic, juggling and theatre performances amidst a colourful…
BAMYAN: New hospital to boost women’s access to healthcare
BAMYAN - A foundation laying ceremony was held over the weekend in the provincial centre of Bamyan for construction of a new hospital, which aims to boost women’s access to healthcare in Afghanistan's central highlands region…
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On international day, Afghan children paint and athletes run with message to protect Earth
KABUL - As the world marked International Mother Earth Day today, the day started in the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the country’s national marathon players running a stretch of two kilometres and school-children expressing…
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Joint committee drafts code of ethics for Afghan journalists
KABUL - A joint committee of journalists and media organizations in Afghanistan has drafted code of ethics for journalism, which will be finalized by the end of this year after nationwide consultations amongst journalists…
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Afghan civil society demands free and fair elections in 2014
KABUL - A network of 25 civil society organizations (CSOs) today made public their recommendations for organization of the 2014 presidential elections in Afghanistan, calling on all stakeholders, including the Government of…
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Credible Afghan polls will open door of continued international support – Edmond Mulet
KABUL - Edmond Mulet, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visited Afghanistan earlier this week, from 20 to 24 April. As the operations manager of the UN Department of Peacekeeping…
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UN-backed Afghan vaccination drive to reach 8 million children
KABUL - During a United Nations-backed global campaign to vaccinate children this week, Afghan Government officials are aiming to administer anti-measles and anti-polio vaccines along with additional doses of Vitamin A to…
NANGARHAR: Workshop promotes dialogue for resolution of local conflicts
NANGARHAR - At a workshop hosted last week by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in the eastern regional hub of Jalalabad, officials and religious leaders from the country’s four eastern provinces exchanged…
BADAKSHAN: Journalists complain of lack of cooperation from officials
BADAKSHAN - Journalists in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan have complained about lack of cooperation from the province’s government officials. Speaking at a gathering, Rezwanullah Nezami of a local radio…
BAMYAN: Rise in girls’ enrolment in schools
BAMYAN - The Bamyan provincial Department of Education has reported a rise in the number of girls enrolled in schools this year. Raza Ada, the head of the Department, said 13,000 children – with girls making up 46 per cent of…