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GHAZNI - Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) organized vocational training for tens of youth with disabilities in Ghazni province, according to local officials on Wednesday. The project aimed to support youth with…

KABUL - United Nations-supported weekly TV programme, Kunduz at a Glance is currently aired on local TV station Kunduz Independent Khawar. The 6-episode weekly programme examines the issues of good governance, women…

NANGARHAR - In district number one of Jalalabad city, 3,650 meters of road was rehabilitated at a total cost of US$ 43,500 funded by UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), with ten per cent contribution by local…

KABUL - Local Government officials and members of civil society from Kandahar province stressed that provinces should have their say in the implementation of the National Priority Programs (NPPs) Speaking at the workshop…

KABUL - The Afghan Women Journalists' Union (AWJU) held its first general congress in Kabul and elected the members of its high council. They also approved the bylaw of the union with mutual consensus. In addition to…

HELMAND - Clean water network was constructed and ready for use in Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province. Governor Al-haj Mohammad Naem, deputy minister for rural rehabilitation and development affairs, Mohammad Tariq Asmaty…

KANDAHAR - A public awareness meeting on violence against women was held at the regional office of Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in Kandahar. The meeting was attended by the Government officials…

KABUL - The head of Afghanistan’s Transition Coordination Commission today announced that the fourth tranche of transition would commence within the next two months, adding that once this is completed, Afghan forces would…

MAZAR - A four-day workshop on Islamic prospective of child rights was launched by Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) on Sunday in Mazar-i-Sharif. Over a hundred non-governmental personnel mainly working in the districts of…

KUNDUZ - The UNAMA office in Kunduz held an “End of Year” celebration party for children on Monday. Over 120 children of all ages gathered at the UNAMA compound to welcome the year of 2013 and played football, flew kites…

HELMAND - The peace and reconciliation process is proceeding successfully in Helmand province and hundreds of insurgents have joined the peace process and several reconstruction projects implemented through APRP, said the…

BALKH - Afghan Refugees and Repatriation Minister, Dr. Jamahir Anwari on Wednesday described absence of shelters as a major problem for the Afghans returning to the country. Speaking to journalists in Mazar-i-Sharif while…