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Afghanistan: Political Opposition Rally in Badakshan
Azar Balkhi reports on another rally of the emerging political opposition in Afghanistan that unites around Dr.
AFGHANISTAN: Drought in north hits animal husbandry, threatens livelihoods
A severe drought affecting northern parts of Afghanistan has dried pasturelands, reduced water sources and caused the deaths of thousands of animals, local people and officials said.
Archaeologists struggle to protect ancient Afghan city
Afghan workers gather at the site in the Balkh province in Afghanistan to restore the ornate 9th century mosque of Noh-Gonbad or Nine Cupolas, the oldest and one of the finest examples in the world from that ...
Stage director calls to support Persian Gulf artworks
Iran -Persian Gulf Artworks Noted stage director said that Persian Gulf is the spiritual heritage of the country and people should support artists whose works feature the huge waterway.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of J...
A roundup of recent news and happenings
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Need for Survival Fuels Sex Work, High Birth Rate Kills Mothers in Afghanistan
Women and young girls are being pushed to commercial sex work due to high food prices and widespread unemployment in Afghanistan.
Need for Survival Fuels Sex Work, High Birth Rate Kills Mothers in Afghanistan
Women and young girls are being pushed to commercial sex work due to high food prices and widespread unemployment in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Judge to Discuss Legal Reform for Afghanistan
An equitable justice system is the cornerstone of any stable democracy. For Afghanistan, overcoming years of war and institutional abuse to introduce legal reform is an important step in raising the ...
Afghanistan lures foreign al-Qaida
More foreigners are infiltrating Afghanistan because of a recruitment drive by al-Qaida as well as a burgeoning insurgency that has made movement easier across the border from Pakistan, U.S. officials, ...
AFGHANISTAN: Food prices fuelling sex work in north?
Sex work is on the rise due to high food prices, unemployment and lack of economic opportunities for vulnerable women, women's rights activists say MAZAR-I-SHARRIF, 16 July 2008 - High food prices, drought, ...
The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire & Invasion, by Paddy Docherty
This book was written entirely in the passive voice. The passive voice was used to avoid assigning causation or personhood to various events.
Hundreds of Afghan journalists and writers demonstrate in Kabul in...
Hundreds of Afghan journalists and writers took part in demonstrations on 8 July 2008 in 15 provinces to call for the release of Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, a young journalist under sentence of death.
Journalists Demand Justice for Kambakhsh
The appeals process has stalled and there seems to be little political will to ensure a fair outcome.
Afghanistan: Warnings for the Future
If there is any one theme to emerge from the Afghan blogosphere lately, it is warning about the future.
Uplift schemes in poppy-free provinces
Contracts for the development projects between the Counter-Narcotics, Rural Rehabilitation and Development and Financial Ministries were assigned at a meeting in Kabul on Thursday.
Support Blasphemy in Afghanistan [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
Blogroll Archives YearlyKos 2007 Video of speech on Dover and the Future of the Anti-Evolution Movement Audio of Greg Raymer Interview Support Blasphemy in Afghanistan Category: Politics Posted on: July 2, 2008 ...
German military takes over Quick Reaction Force in Afghanistan
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan - The German military took over leadership of the Quick Reaction Force in Afghanistan at a ceremony Monday in Mazar-i-Sharif in the country's northern Balkh province.
AFGHANISTAN: Aid promise prompts IDPs to return
Men representing displaced families from Alburz District gather for a meeting on their return on 25 June near Mazar-i Sharif.
Five rural businesses to be launched in Bamian, Hirat and Balkh
KABUL: The National Area-Based Development Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has taken the first steps in establishing rural enterprises for potato storage, saffron, almond, carpet ...