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How women in Afghanistan are reshaping the media landscape

NILI - After two years working as a journalist in a deeply challenging environment, Insia Najafi, in her sparkling blue camouflage scarf and wide smile, is pretty sure what keeps her going as a radio reporter and talk show host.

12 Sep 2017

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

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

07 Sep 2017

Access to information essential for building peace in northeastern Afghanistan

KUNDUZ - During a series of UN-backed televised programmes in Afghanistan’s northeastern region, participants highlighted the importance of access to information as a necessary tool for fighting corruption, defending human rights and fostering peace.

07 Sep 2017

What is the UN doing to promote open media and good governance in Daikundi?

NILI - A private radio manager contends that his station, which the governor has sharply criticized, is slated to be bulldozed in favor of a proposed public road project, and that he is receiving constant threats from anonymous Facebook users.

06 Sep 2017

UN supports women’s empowerment initiative in Afghanistan’s north

MAZAR-E SHARIF - Promoting women’s access to government services and hiring more women into civil service positions were among the topics discussed at two UN-backed events set up last week to focus on empowering women in Afghanistan’s northern provinces of Jawzjan and Samangan.

05 Sep 2017

Nangarhar communities move forward in fighting corruption

JALALABAD - Following a series of UN-backed events earlier this year, several communities in eastern Afghanistan are leading initiatives to address corruption in one of the country’s most restive eastern provinces.

04 Sep 2017

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