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KABUL - The Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) today condemned attacks on humanitarian deminers, following an attack on a team working for Afghan NGO DAFA in Kandahar on the 11 April which resulted in the…

11 April 2010 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan today launched in Kabul the UNDP Asia-Pacific Human Development Report identifying three key areas “where policy interventions will produce…

11 April 2010 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Afghan Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) have signed the Annual Work Plan on Gender as they renewed their commitment to reduce gender-based violence and…

11 April 2010 - Mohamed Yacoub, 60 years old, collects a bag full of wheat and peas, a can containing cooking oil, a small portion of salt. His hands are thick from working the land; his face burnt spending days under the sun…

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9 April 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he continues to expect full cooperation between Afghanistan and its global partners, adding that recent comments critical of the international community by the country’s…

8 April 2010 - Different stakeholders in Afghanistan’s eastern regional hub of Jalalabad today vowed to make the city cleaner by mobilizing students, youths and local denizens. Observing the World Health Day in the Nangarhar…

NEW YORK - World Health Day 2010 focused on urbanization and health with the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives" calling on cities worldwide to open up streets for health activities.

7 April 2010 - People tend to come to cities in the hope for a better future, but not everyone in the city finds a better future, Peter Graaff, Country Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan, told a…

7 April 2010 - The First Scientific Seminar on Environmental Concepts in Islam was held today at the Kabul University. The well-attended seminar at the university auditorium was a joint effort of Afghanistan’s National…

7 April 2010 - World Health Day is being marked today with a number of events and activities across Afghanistan. At an event at the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul one of the key note speakers was Peter Graaff, Country…

7 April 2010 - Afghanistan joins World Health Day today with efforts being stepped up to address urban health issues and keep safe drinking water and underground water free from contamination. This year health-related events…