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Khost festival promotes peace through the spoken word

KHOST - Hailing from provinces as far away as Logar and Maydan Wardak, some 2,000 people flocked to the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost to attend a festival aimed at promoting peace through the spoken word.

29 May 2013

International Day of UN Peacekeepers marked around the world

NEW YORK - In various locations around the world today, from urban metropolises to remote townships, the United Nations is marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

29 May 2013

SAR-I-PUL: 225 new schools building to be constructed

SAR-I-PUL - The Ministry of Education and the National Solidarty Programme (NSP) are jointly constructing 225 new school buildings in Sar-i-Pul Province at the cost of 500 million Afghanis (US$9.3 million).

28 May 2013

Harnessing technology to promote Afghan development and governance goals

KABUL - With the support of the World Bank, the Afghan Government today launched a new programme to develop a national culture of innovation in the area of information technology, offering the possibility of cash prizes for the best ideas in this area.

27 May 2013

TAKHAR: 43 new school buildings to be constructed

TALOQAN - Forty-three new school buildings will be constructed in Taloqan, the provincial capital of Takhar Province.

27 May 2013

BADAKHSHAN: 300 hectares of land cleared of poppy

BADAKHSHAN - Poppy crops grown in 300 hectares of land have been eradicated as part of an ongoing anti-poppy campaign in north-eastern Badakhshan province, where the illicit plant has been cultivated in 5,000 hectares of land.

27 May 2013

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