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Afghan hospital records sharp drop in number of self-immolation cases

HERAT - The western Afghan province of Herat has experienced a strong fall in the number of cases of self-immolation by women over the past six months, according to the main hospital there.

11 Sep 2013

MCN/UNODC 2012 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production launched

KABUL - The Ministry of Counter Narcotics and UNODC 2012 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production, covering 16 provinces where commercial cannabis cultivation had been observed or reported in past surveys, was released today in Kabul.

11 Sep 2013

Afghanistan registers 8 per cent rise in cannabis production despite a decline in cultivation

KABUL - Despite a 17 per cent decline in the total land area used for commercial cannabis cultivation in 2012, Afghanistan saw an eight per cent rise in the overall production of cannabis compared to 2011, according to a report released today by the United Nations drug and crime

10 Sep 2013

Afghan authorities tackle country's high illiteracy rate

KABUL - Despite some four million Afghans becoming literate since 2002, Afghanistan still has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world with about nine million illiterate adults, according to the Afghan Ministry of Education.

08 Sep 2013

Minister Barmak opens 2.6-kilometre road in Kabul

KABUL - Today H.E. Wais Ahmad Barmak – Minister of the Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) – together with senior government officials and members of the community, inaugurated the construction of a 2.6 kilometre asphalt road in Kabul city.

04 Sep 2013

Afghanistan’s female judges discuss challenges in justice delivery

KABUL - More than 180 female judges from across Afghanistan discussed problems they face while going about their duties, at a four-day annual conference of an umbrella body of female judges which concluded in the capital, Kabul, today.

04 Sep 2013

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