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KABUL - Since starting work at Kabul University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr. Abdul Sharif Azizyar has made an impact. He teaches post-graduate classes at the Faculty, trains future teaches and has helped develop the Faculty’s…

LOGAR - Born and raised in Afghanistan’s central province of Logar, Sgt. Qadeer joined the Afghan police some three years ago. At the time, he was unable to read or write, as were nearly one-third of the country’s 147,000…

KABUL - At the heart of Kabul University’s campus, a large information archive resides in the newly constructed Afghanistan Centre. The Centre, famous now for being the richest source of information on Afghanistan in the…

A concert held in Kabul, broadcast on Afghan television and carried on satellite around the world, showcased some of the country’s top singers and highlighted the United Nations’ work in support of the people of Afghanistan…

NANGARHAR - As in many other parts of the world, roses are symbols of love in Afghanistan. In Afghan literature, poets use roses as metaphors for the beauty of their beloveds. In daily life here, roses are given to dear ones…

KABUL- In the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul, new signs reading “Freedom of Speech Road” went up as part of an initiative of the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) and media watchdogs ahead of the celebration of World…

KABUL - Hasina Jalal is one of two Afghans to win the 2014 N-Peace Award prize, administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to recognize the leadership role of women and peace advocates from six conflict…

A protracted struggle for media freedoms has culminated in Afghanistan’s President ratifying the Access to Information law, which some have hailed as a new era of press freedoms. Media advocates say they hope the law will…

United Nations-backed radio broadcasts, television debates and theatre performances focused on the critical importance of protecting Afghan women and girls from violence. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence…

Tahera Hussaini is a midwife in the Hesar Robat village of Miramor district of Daikundi, one of Afghanistan’s most remote provinces in the central highlands region. As one of 80 midwives trained by the United Nations…

with a significant rise in the number of people moving to the Afghan capital in recent years, Kabul residents have been breathing increasingly polluted air caused by vehicle emissions, diesel generator fumes and the smoke…

KABUL - For decades, Afghans have been migrating to other countries to help their families back home, driven abroad by prolonged conflict, poverty, unemployment and underemployment. The bulk of these migrants have travelled…