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On World Radio Day, Afghan media rights groups call for protection of female radio workers

KABUL - Media rights groups in Afghanistan have called for greater protection of female radio workers, whose number was rising until a few years ago before mounting threats against them forced many of them to give up their jobs.

13 Feb 2014

UN launches $406 million appeal to meet Afghanistan’s ‘most acute’ humanitarian needs in 2014

KABUL - The humanitarian community in Afghanistan launched an appeal to donors today for $406 million required to meet “the most acute” humanitarian needs in 2014.

12 Feb 2014

Afghan Government launches national policy to address the problem of internally displaced

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan launched today its National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons with the aim to set out a “comprehensive, effective and realistic” framework to address the issue of displacement in Afghanistan.

11 Feb 2014

UN-backed anti-graft body finds ‘illegal practices’ in appointment of Afghan prosecutors

KABUL - A United Nations-backed high-level anti-corruption body has identified “illegal practices and weak processes” for the appointment and training of prosecutors in Afghanistan, which contribute to the lack of prosecution for corruption and general impunity.

10 Feb 2014

Afghan civilian casualties similar to record levels of 2011 - UNAMA report

KABUL - Reversing a decline in civilian casualties recorded in 2012, the number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan’s armed conflict increased by 14 per cent in 2013, according to a new United Nations report released today.

08 Feb 2014

350 addicted people collected from Herat city

HERAT - Local officials in Herat announced they have started a process to collect all drug addicts form the city and send them to a shelter.

06 Feb 2014

Level of women’s participation ‘a key measure of success’ of Afghan polls – Kubiš

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan said today that the level of women’s participation in the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April, will be “a key measure of success” of the polls.

05 Feb 2014

UN chief calls for truce as Winter Olympics set to begin in Russia

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all those engaged in armed hostilities around the world to observe the Olympic Truce by laying down their weapons, as the Russian city of Sochi prepares to host the Winter Olympics this week.

04 Feb 2014

In report, UN human rights chief notes Afghanistan’s hard-won gains may be forfeited

KABUL - The United Nations human rights chief has warned that “hard-won gains” that Afghanistan has made since 2001 in a range of areas, including human rights, “may be forfeited” for the sake of short-term political goals as the country passes through momentous times of its h

30 Jan 2014

UN report urges Afghanistan to recruit female teachers locally to boost girls’ education

KABUL - A United Nations report released today said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity in the world.

29 Jan 2014

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