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Improving girls’ access to education in Bamyan’s northeast districts spotlighted in UN event

BAMYAN - Afghan girls must be supported in pursuing their education to enable their full participation in all aspects of social and political life, said community leaders at a UN-backed event held last week in the central highlands province of Bamyan.

24 Aug 2017

Badakhshan journalists strategize on media’s role in building community cohesion

FAIZABAD - In the northeast region of Afghanistan, the United Nations is working with local radio and television to engage local communities in the interest of building support for reducing conflict, fighting corruption and advancing peace.

22 Aug 2017

Hundreds of women gather for peace conference in eastern Afghanistan

ASADABAD - In a regional conference on women’s participation in peace and sustainable development, women’s rights activists, government officials and United Nations representative stressed that women must play a unique and robust role in building peace in Afghanistan.

21 Aug 2017

UNAMA Human Rights Report on Mass Killings in Mirza Olang

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released today the initial findings of its human rights fact-finding into the 3 to 5 August attack on Mirza Olang village in Sayyad district of Sari Pul province.

20 Aug 2017

Youth’s role in building peace spotlighted in televised UN-backed debate

JALALABAD - The advocacy role of young Afghans in working with government to fight corruption, promote women’s equality and bring about sustainable peace was the focus of a UN-backed television programme in the eastern province of Nangarhar this week.

17 Aug 2017

Top UN Afghanistan official meets with government, community leaders in Kandahar

KANDAHAR - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, visited the country’s southern province of Kandahar on Tuesday to meet first-hand with the province’s government officials and community leaders to learn about their concerns and discuss key issues, in

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