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14 August 2009 - In many ways, history is unfolding in this hastily-assembled office in a residential apartment in Kabul's Kolola Pushta neighbourhood. Farida Tarana, one of Afghanistan's most popular women, welcomes me into…

14 August 2009 - In many ways, history is unfolding in this hastily-assembled office in a residential apartment in Kabul's Kolola Pushta neighbourhood. Farida Tarana, one of Afghanistan's most popular women, welcomes me into…

13 August 2009 - In exactly seven days Afghans will go to the polls to elect their next president. A new democracy is being experienced in Afghanistan with daily television debates attracting large audiences on the dozens of…

KABUL - Thousands of Afghans in the country’s West will benefit from a donation by the Government of Japan to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the purchase of food. The US$ 5.9 million donation – coordinated by Japan…

13 August 2009 - In exactly seven days Afghans will go to the polls to elect their next president. A new democracy is being experienced in Afghanistan with daily television debates attracting large audiences on the dozens of…

12 August 2009 - Insecurity is having a serious impact on preparations for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, especially for women, according to a United Nations report released Sunday, which added that despite attacks and…

12 August 2009 - “I am a poet. For long time I have suffered from violence and injustice in our society but I couldn’t express myself, until one day I took pen and paper. The YICC [Youth Information and Contac Center] gives…

11 August 2009 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Kai Eide, today said that progress was being made toward meeting the goals as outlined under the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). Mr Eide…

9 August 2009 - Afghanistan’s most popular singer, Farhad Darya today called on his countrymen and women to actively participate in the upcoming presidential and provincial council elections. “I am not working for any…

9 August 2009 - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan said today that he was concerned that the insecurity around the country will affect the turn-out of voters for the 20 August presidential and provincial council…

9 August 2009 - Insecurity is having a serious impact on preparations for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, especially for women, according to the United Nations and the country's human rights body, which added that despite…

KABUL - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan said today that he was concerned that the insecurity around the country will affect the turn-out of voters for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections…