19 May 2013 - The Director General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, used her visit to Afghanistan to raise awareness about the education of girls and to highlight the importance of the country’s cultural heritage as a vital economic asset.
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17 May 2013 – In a series of United Nations-facilitated round-table discussions held across Afghanistan over the past week to mark the International Day of Families (15 May), officials, local elders and rights activists highlighted the negative consequences that decades of war and political instability have had on Afghan families and stressed the urgent need to address them.
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19 May 2013 - President Karzai sets ensuring peace as main precondition for signing security pact with US; Lower House decides to set up a commission to probe allegations made by the Finance Minister against six lawmakers; Afghanistan and UNHCR in dispute over delivery of cash for solving Afghan refugee issues in Pakistan; President Karzai meets UNESCO director. A number of MPs call parts of EVAW law un-Islamic; Kandahar blasts were planned in Quetta - officials; Anti Pak-Iran protest staged in Jalalabad; UNESCO director vows to increase aid in education sector. Read archived headlines
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16 May 2013 – Afghan civil society groups have called upon the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) to protect the rights of women and children in Afghanistan by supporting the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law.
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CHAGHCHARAN, 15 May 2013 – The renovation of Ghor Hospital in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, has been inaugurated, with the aim of providing greater access to healthcare services for residents in the city and in neighbouring districts.
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15 May 2013 – At an international forum held in the German capital of Berlin yesterday, representatives from some 50 countries and organizations, including the United Nations, reaffirmed their long-term commitment to supporting Afghanistan as it undergoes its political and security transitions.
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15 May 2013 – Afghan women entrepreneurs had the opportunity to learn firsthand from their South Asian counterparts on methods of economic empowerment through a range of business ventures linked to activities such as farming and handcraft, many of which are a source of income for Afghan women.
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13 May 2013 – It was four years ago that Zohra Daulatzia joined the Afghan National Police (ANP). But the mother of two girls, now serving at the rank of captain, still gets excited about that momentous day in her life when she achieved one of her life’s greatest ambitions.
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13 May 2013 – A just-opened exhibit is providing residents of Kabul with a glimpse into a time when Afghanistan belonged to a large empire made up of a wide range religions and nationalities.
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12 May 2013 – An exceptional harvest and large-scale mining activities in 2012 helped Afghanistan achieve almost 12 per cent growth in its gross domestic product (GDP), an increase from a growth rate of just above seven per cent the year before, according to a recent World Bank (WB) study, which also warns that future growth prospects will depend on the country’s ability to achieve peace, stability and reconciliation.
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