GHAZNI: Province’s first-ever girls’ high school opens
GHAZNI - The first-ever girls’ high school has been inaugurated in the Taliban-infested Andar district of Ghazni province, officials said on Monday.District Education Officer Taza Gul said 400 girls have sought admission to…
KANDAHAR: Girl Students participate in essay-writing competition on peace
KANDAHAR - High school girls in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province participated in a United Nations-backed essay writing competition on the topic of peace, on Saturday.In their essays, the girls highlighted peace as a…
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Helping reverse the ‘brain drain’ in Afghanistan
KABUL - Since starting work at Kabul University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr. Abdul Sharif Azizyar has already made an impact. He teaches post-graduate classes at the Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty at Kabul University, trains…
KHOST: Government urged to take ‘realistic measures’ for transparent polls
KHOST - Religious scholars, tribal elders and civil society activists on Monday asked the government and the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) to take “realistic measures” for transparent polls.The call…
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Afghan election and civic bodies prepare to mobilize thousands to observe April vote
KABUL - Afghanistan’s electoral commission, as well as national election observation bodies, are gearing up for the mobilization of thousands of national and international observers for the upcoming Presidential and…
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MoRR and UNHCR launch aid package to assist Afghans facing harsh winter conditions
KABUL - In Kabul City today, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, UNHCR and WFP began distributing blankets, charcoal, plastic sheet, Jerry cans, kitchen sets and other winter supplies, as well as food rations…
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World Bank grants $50 million for poverty reduction in Afghanistan
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance signed a $50 million grant agreement with the World Bank (WB) on Saturday for a project that provides technical and financial support to thousands of the country’s poorest households…
SHIBERGHAN: Teenage girls complain of forced marriage
JAWZJAN - Living in a shelter in northern Jawzjan province, teenage girls on Wednesday complained against growing domestic violence, torture and forced marriage.Addressing a press conference arranged by human right groups and…
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Afghanistan’s Electoral Media Commission amends rules for media coverage of upcoming polls
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Electoral Media Commission (EMC), which is charged with monitoring the media reporting on and fair broadcasting of the electoral campaigns ahead of this year’s Presidential and Provincial Council…
Security Council press statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 17 January at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, which caused a number of deaths and injuries to Afghan civilians and…
Secretary-General's statement on the killing of 4 UN civilian staff and at least 11 other civilians
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the horrific attack at a restaurant in central Kabul on the evening of Friday, 17 January. The attack on a civilian location killed at least 14 and injured many…
UNAMA condemns deadly attack on Kabul restaurant
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms a deadly attack on a strictly civilian target which took place on Friday evening in a restaurant in the capital, Kabul…