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Efforts to Ramp Up Gender Responsive Budgeting in Six Ministries

KABUL - Six ministries of the Government of Afghanistan were the focus of a workshop on implementation of Gender-responsive Budgeting (GRB) that concluded, here today.

31 Aug 2013

Afghanistan becomes 179th member of international convention to control spread of plant diseases

KABUL - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has granted Afghanistan membership to International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which seeks to secure coordinated and effective action to prevent and control the introduction and spread of pests of plants

29 Aug 2013

HERAT: Airport to be reconstructed

HERAT - The Governor of western Herat province, Fazlullah Wahidi, announced on Monday that the province's main airport will be reconstructed with financial support from the governments of Italy and Spain.

27 Aug 2013

In their interaction with public, Afghan MPs flag corruption as the country’s ‘biggest’ problem

BALKH - During their first ever direct interaction with their constituents, about a dozen lawmakers from the northern Afghan province of Balkh said last week that despite their efforts to end corruption it still remains a serious problem facing the country.

25 Aug 2013

Children in Afghan province march against import and sale of toy guns

KUNDUZ - Schoolchildren in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Kunduz held a protest march recently, calling for limits on the sale of toy guns in local markets.

22 Aug 2013

Afghanistan’s railroad plans on track

KABUL - Long isolated even from its neighbours, Afghanistan may soon find itself at the centre of a Central Asian railroad network that promises to unlock new trade routes and spur economic development.

20 Aug 2013

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