2 June 2013 – Abdul Sadat, a radio reporter working in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, has been threatened by various groups three times in the last six years for working as a journalist seeking information.
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KABUL, 30 May 2013 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, 29 May 2013.
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30 May 2013 – Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the United Nations health agency is calling on countries to ban tobacco advertising, including promotion and sponsorships, highlighting how such a marketing ban could greatly reduce tobacco use and save lives.
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29 May 2013 – Hailing from provinces as far away as Logar and Maydan Wardak, some 2,000 people flocked to the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost to attend a festival aimed at promoting peace through the spoken word.
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29 May 2013 - Thousands of Afghanistan’s poorest families will be able to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan with an evening serving of dates thanks to a contribution from Saudi Arabia, the United Nations food relief agency said today.
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29 May 2013 - In various locations around the world today, from urban metropolises to remote townships, the United Nations is marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
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28 May 2013 - Information technology (IT) students in northern Afghanistan will be able to build on their skills with a newly-opened IT centre at Balkh University’s Computer Science College, established with financial support from Germany.
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27 May 2013 – With the support of the World Bank, the Afghan Government today launched a new programme to develop a national culture of innovation in the area of information technology, offering the possibility of cash prizes for the best ideas in this area.
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27 May 2013 - The United Nations Security Council has expressed its “deep sympathy” and condolences to the families of the victims of the attack involving the compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that took place in Kabul on Friday, and to the people and Government of Afghanistan, in a press statement issued late Sunday.
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26 May 2013 – Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) today started the voter registration process in all of the country’s 34 provinces, ahead of next year’s presidential election.
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