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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 range of subjects, including mathematics and science, as well as reading and…

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 event in the capital, Kabul. The Kabul event, organized as part of the World…

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. Scheduled to be completed in two years, the hospital “will offer 86 beds…

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 their imagination of the earth in the form of painting – all of them calling…

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. Commenting on the drafting process, Zia Bomiya, a member of the Afghanistan…

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 Afghanistan and the people, to ensure a credible election that is inclusive…

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 Operations, Mr. Mulet has responsibility for UN’s 14 peacekeeping missions…

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 about eight million children below five across the country. Globally, the…

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 their views and experiences in support of promoting dialogue for resolution of…

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 station in Baharak district said the government officials wouldn’t invite…

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 them – enrolled in schools throughout the province this year. This shows a…

KABUL - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan today called for making the malaria endemic country free from it, while reiffirming its commitment to support the country in its fight against the fatal mosquito-borne disease. In his message delivered at a ceremony organized…