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19 July 2009 - The past year has witnessed a rise in violence against women in Afghanistan and of its public acceptance, according to the UN women’s development fund, UNIFEM.

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Peace Dividend Trust today met with procurement officials from the international community and, again, urged them to buy locally-produced products…

16 July 2009 - With the winter past, the spring rains over and the hot summer upon Afghanistan parts of the country become truly green again. In the north the Green Afghanistan Initiative (GAIN) has been implementing…

15 July 2009 - Bring us all your complaints about the electoral process directly – not through texts nor telephone calls. This was the advice given today by the Electoral Complains Commission (ECC) to the campaign managers…

KABUL - Bring us all your complaints about the electoral process directly – not through texts nor telephone calls. This was the advice given today by the Electoral Complains Commission (ECC) to the campaign managers and…

KABUL - It might not quite be in the league of Cannes or even Sundance, but Kabul's International Documentary and Short Film Festival is set to create a flutter among the city's cinema-lovers. Starting 18 July, organizers…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has spoken out against the use of suicide bombings and other terrorist activities, which it says kills more civilians than any other military action. The…

13 July 2009 - Nearly 400 students at a school in the eastern province of Nangarhar are learning their lessons with new laptop computers. The classes for students in grades four to six are now fully computerized with each…

KABUL - With elections a little more that one month away and a major military offensive underway, the current situation in Afghanistan is the most complex we have experienced for many years. دری - پشتو However, if managed…

12 July 2009 - As the election date approaches, debate among the people of central Afghanistan to choose the next president is gaining pace. At lunch break in Bamyan, villagers gather at the local restaurants to talk about…

13 July 2009 - With elections a little more that one month away and a major military offensive underway, the current situation in Afghanistan is the most complex we have experienced for many years. دری - پشتو However, if…

KABUL - As the election date approaches, debate among the people of central Afghanistan to choose the next president is gaining pace. At lunch break in Bamyan, villagers gather at the local restaurants to talk about the…