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KABUL - A day after a three-day national gathering of Afghan youth concluded in the capital Kabul, the youth leaders today marched to the Presidential Palace to submit their recommendations – that sought acceleration of peace…

KABUL - Afghan civil society has demanded an active role in decision making, policy development and monitoring of the policy implementations within the framework of mutual accountability endorsed in the Tokyo Conference on…

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with advancing gender equality has condemned the recent violence against women in Afghanistan and stressed the need to protect their rights. UN News Centre article Michelle…

KABUL- Representatives of major Afghan political parties mulled yesterday establishment of an inter-party consultation mechanism that would serve in the future as a common forum to discuss elections, electoral law and…

KABUL - The representatives of Afghan media have submitted their consolidated recommendations to the Ministry of Information and Culture and demanded 19 amendments in the existing Afghan Media Law to ensure freedom of speech…

KANDAHAR - Although large swathes of land in southern Kandahar province have been cleared of poppy, the number of drug addicts still remains at a very high level. According to a recent periodic report on poppy eradication in…

Bagram, AFGHANISTAN -IOM co-led a rescue effort involving 10 Nepalese citizens that had overstayed their visa and helped them to get back to their country safely. English At the request of the Embassy of Nepal in Islamabad…

NEWYORK - Ahead of a Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday, the United Nations mission in the country today drew attention to the “critical need” for all parties to the conflict to do more to protect civilians…

KABUL - Highlighting the impact of drug abuse around the world, the head of the United Nations anti-drugs office today said that countering transnational organized crime and illicit drugs must become an integral part of the…

KABUL - The Tokyo Conference next week is supposed to give the people of Afghanistan a strong message that the international community will continue its support to Afghanistan for another decade beyond 2014 in its endeavour…

KABUL - About 100 journalists and representatives of media organizations from all over Afghanistan discussed the Afghan Media Law at a conference in Kabul today to prepare their consolidated comments on the law before…

Nangarhar - Fourteen former Taliban fighters, who recently renounced violence, joined a Government peace and reconciliation process today in the eastern regional hub of Jalalabad. The ex-fighters also handed over 13 weapons…