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Radio debates focus on women’s rights in Afghanistan’s south

KANDAHAR - Raising awareness about women’s rights and gender-based violence was the aim of a series of UN-backed radio debates in the country’s southern province of Zabul.

19 Jan 2017

UN-backed event aims to strengthen ties between Afghan police, communities

HERAT - The importance of strong ties between Afghanistan’s police officers and the communities they serve was the focus of a UN-backed event in the country’s western province of Farah.

17 Jan 2017

Afghan social media activists pledge to fight gender-based violence

BAMYAN - At a UN-backed event in the central province of Bamyan, leading Afghan social media activists affirmed their commitment to highlight the critical importance of ending violence against women.

15 Jan 2017

Afghan girls’ right to education spotlighted in UN-backed events

GARDEZ - Afghan women and girls must be supported in pursuing their education, said community leaders at two UN-backed events in the provinces of Paktia and Paktika.

12 Jan 2017

Herat’s religious scholars call for principles of peace to be institutionalized

HERAT - Addressing residents of Herat in a series of televised UN events, religious scholars emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of provincial society, from the social to the political.

10 Jan 2017

UN-backed TV debate spotlights importance of young Afghans in community development

KHOST - It is critically important for young Afghans to take initiative in helping their communities move forward politically, economically and socially, said panellists in a televised UN-backed debate in the eastern province of Khost.

08 Jan 2017

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