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11 March 2010 - Iran President accuses US of playing double game; Karzai says no country has right to use Afghan territory against neighbours; Mine explosion kills three civilians and injures four in Helmand; Suspend country’s Amnesty Law – ATJCG; British Foreign Secretary urges peace settlement with Taliban; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints Martin Kobler as deputy special envoy for Afghanistan; WB approves US$ 30-million employment grant for country.
11 March 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS
11 March 2010 - The River Kokcha flows northwards down the Hindu Kush, passing through Faizabad, and joins the Amu Darya river, the Oxus of history and legend.
10 March 2010 - Upper House says Government respects Lower House more than the Senate; Tribal feud brings casualties in Nangarhar; Interior Ministry to implement removal of blackened windows from cars, and stop cars running without number plates; 300,000 youth to be enrolled in literacy courses; Afghan war’s decisive phase looms in Kandahar – Robert Gates; and Britain to spend US$ 38 million for projects in Helmand.
10 March 2010 - As a part of UNAMA's campaign to spread awareness about Afghanistan's rich past, Aditya Mehta spoke to UNESCO Director Shigeru Aoyagi about the agency's concerns and plans for the future.
10 March 2010 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Martin Kobler of Germany as his Deputy Special Representative (Political) for Afghanistan, replacing Peter Galbraith of the United States.
9 March 2010 - UNESCO will receive a grant of US$ 19.5 million from the Government of Japan for the 2nd phase of the Enhancement of Literacy in Afghanistan (ELA 2) programme. English - Dari - Pashto
9 March 2010 - British Defence Minister arrives in Kabul; Lower House supports Peace Jirga; US Defense Secretary in Kabul to assess Marjah operation; US & NATO commander in Afghanistan to take on Taliban in their Kandahar stronghold this summer; and Peace Advisory Jirga scheduled for second month of upcoming Afghan New Year.
9 March 2010 - Barely a month into its existence, a regional journalism training hub in Jalalabad has already trained 13 broadcast journalists from four provinces of eastern Afghanistan as of last week.
9 March 2010 - It wasn’t just the Muslims of Jalalabad who celebrated the holy festival of Eid with pomp and jubilation in the last week of November 2009.
A woman baking Afghan bread.
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