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Secretary-General calls on Afghanistan’s president to “abolish” controversial law

8 April 2009 - The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has urged President Hamid Karzai to abolish a controversial family law which applies to Afghanistan’s minority Shi’a community members.

08 Apr 2009

Four thousand signs for the hard of hearing in Afghanistan

7 April 2009 - Sign language in Afghanistan is leaping ahead with the publication of 4,000 signs for the deaf and hard of hearing to use.

07 Apr 2009

“Respect the neutrality of health facilities” - WHO Afghanistan

KABUL - One the eve of World Health Day a senior UN official has called for hospitals and medical staff to be protected in Afghanistan.

06 Apr 2009

Enhancing Border Management in Takhar Province

6 April 2009 - Work has begun on a new border management post at Ai Khanem in the northeast province of Takhar adjoining Tajikistan, part of an Afghan Government effort to improve border management and boost legal trade.

06 Apr 2009

Afghan law curbing women’s rights reminiscent of Taliban era - UN official

2 April 2009 - A new law in Afghanistan seriously curtailing women’s rights, even explicitly permitting marital rape, is a “huge step in the wrong direction,” the United Nations human rights chief said today, calling for its repeal.

05 Apr 2009

Key village near Kabul to be mine free by the end of 2009

KABUL - A new housing development area for Afghan refugees near Kabul is being cleared of mines, with the urgency of the project becoming more acute as people are already living in the district and many more are continuing to arrive.

05 Apr 2009

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