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10 October 2010, Kabul - One hundred girls and 200 boys will spend three days on 11-13 October with members of the Afghan national cricket team and a female trainer specially brought from Pakistan, learning how to bat, bowl…

9 October 2010 - Women’s rights was the focus of a recent event in Qalat, capital of Zabul province, where speakers talked about women’s rights as enshrined in both Islam and the Constitution of Afghanistan. Hundreds of women…

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7 October 2010 - Over twenty representatives from various civil society organizations gathered in Herat on Wednesday at the initiative of the United Nations to discuss how to improve the delivery and monitoring of government…

5 October 2010 - The Afghan Ministry of Education, with the technical support of UNESCO and financial support from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), organized the first National Conference on Inclusive and…

KABUL - Around 7.8 million children across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan will be targeted during a 3-day polio vaccination drive. Officially launched in Kabul on Sunday, what makes this campaign unique is the introduction…

5 October 2010 - The World Health Organization (WHO) pledged its commitment to work with health authorities in the under-resourced province of Bamyan to reach remote populations with increased health services. Several…

4 October 2010 - As survivors of Pakistan's floods continue to face growing health problems, the World Health Organization in Afghanistan rushed emergency medical aid earlier today targeted for Pakistanis living in the worst…

NEW YORK - As our world grows predominantly urban, World Habitat Day provides an annual opportunity to reflect on how we can make our towns and cities better places for all. With the theme “Better City, Better Life,” this…

3 October 2010 - A kite flying competition was organized in Laghman province in Afghanistan’s east, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. UNAMA provided more than 100 Peace Day kites to members of the local youth…

KABUL - Afghan opium production has decreased by almost 50 per cent this year, the United Nations said in a new report released today, while cautioning that rising prices on the global market may induce farmers to cultivate…

KABUL - While opium poppy cultivation remained at 2009 levels, opium production halved in 2010, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2010 Afghan Opium Survey released today. Download Report This is good…