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Afghan opium prices soar as production rises

KABUL - The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic increase of 133 per cent in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010 (the summary findings of the survey were issued in September 2011).

15 Jan 2012

UN food agency launches initiative to fight hunger in Afghan cities

KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today a new food subsidy initiative geared towards providing Afghanistan’s urban poor with guaranteed access to provisions despite the threat of food insecurity across the country.

05 Jan 2012

This week's UN-supported TV and radio programmes on Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA)

KABUL - Coming up this week on RTA-UN television programmes CSA: Crime Scene Afghanistan and Mirror of the City, and radio's Afghanistan Emroz.

CSA: Crime Scene Afghanistan

05 Jan 2012

UN supports efforts for improving governance in Balkh Province

MAZAR - Around 300 representatives of civil society organizations alongside elected representatives of Provincial Council and high ranking government officials attended “One-Day Civil Society Conference” in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh Province.

22 Dec 2011

54 per cent of women affected by forced and underage marriage in Afghanistan

KABUL - Despite provisions in the Afghan constitution for protection of women’s rights and the law on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), and Afghan civil laws, 54 percent of women in Afghanistan are affected by forced and underage marriage, according to Afghan lega

21 Dec 2011

Legal practitioners assess forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan

KABUL - Over 80 representatives from Judiciary, Attorney General’s Office, Ministry of Interior, Prosecutors, human rights and civil society organizations started off discussions in Kabul on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan.

18 Dec 2011

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