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PAKTYA: Elders, civil society leaders and officials pledge to end violence against women

PAKTYA - To commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, tribal elders, civil society members and provincial officials promised yesterday to join hands for eliminating violence against women in Paktya province.

26 Nov 2012

New documentary and round-tables highlight the violence faced by Afghan women

KABUL - United Nations in Afghanistan marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today by screening a UNAMA-produced video documentary amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kabul, and by organizing radio and television round-tables in different parts o

25 Nov 2012

NANGARHAR, KUNAR, LAGHMAN, NURISTAN: UNHCR begins handing out winter assistance

NANGAHAR – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has started distribution of winter assistance to returnee families in four provinces in Afghanistan’s east: Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan.

25 Nov 2012

KANDAHAR, BALKH AND FARYAB: Mourners donate blood to mark Ashura

KABUL - Ashura rituals were held across Afghanistan yesterday and passed peacefully, according to local media reports. Hundreds of people turned out to donate blood in hospitals in Kandahar and Faryab provinces to mark the holy day.

25 Nov 2012

Women’s rights need greater support

KABUL - Fatima was 14 when she was married to a man who had already divorced twice. After the marriage, she was physically and mentally tortured for the next 16 years by her husband and in-laws until she divorced. At the time of divorce, Fatima had three daughters and a son.

22 Nov 2012

BALKH: Denmark pledges US$ 100 million aid to Afghanistan

BALKH - The Government of Denmark pledged US$ 100 million (5.2 billion Afs) in aid to Afghanistan over the next five years, a minister of Denmark who is visiting Afghanistan said in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, yesterday.

22 Nov 2012

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