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Statement By His Excellency Hamid Karzai President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Tokyo Development Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan Tokyo, Japan 8 July 2012 Excellency Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Excellency Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Excellencies Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a tremendous honour to…
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TOKYO―Today, Chris Alexander, Parliamentary Secretary for National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, announced an important investment to support development efforts in Afghanistan until 2017. Mr. Alexander made the announcement…
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Preamble 1 . The Afghan Government and the International Community (hereafter ''the Participants'') met on July 8, 2012 in Tokyo to reaffirm and further consolidate their partnership from Transition to the Transformation Decade. The Tokyo Conference, together…
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Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb blast has killed six civilians. Authorities say the vehicle hit the bomb Saturday in the Uruzgan province. In western Afghanistan, authorities say a rocket attack in Farah province, targeting the…
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Sharp rise in honour killings this year Govt interest in women's rights waning - activists By Mirwais Harooni KABUL, July 4 (Reuters) - A 30-year-old woman and two of her children were beheaded overnight in Afghanistan's east, police said,…
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Scope of the Problem: As of first quarter of 1391 (June 2012), there were 5,489 hazardous areas remaining in Afghanistan, affecting 563 sq. km and 1,847 communities. Casualties: In 1390, 382 Afghans were injured or killed by…
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KABUL, 27 June 2012 – Some significant improvements were made in the health, education and well-being of women and children in Afghanistan, according to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) report released today by the Central…
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Watch the video As in most countries, Afghanistan’s future lies in the hands of its people. Yet the challenges are huge: Afghanistan faces enormous recovery needs after decades of war, natural disasters and a continuing cycle of…
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Context Roughly 3 million Afghans live in Iran. Approximately 1 million of these are recognised as refugees and the most vulnerable of all remain women and children. In most cases, they do not have access to education…
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KABUL, 26 June 2012 – Last week, 214 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in 48 separate incidents in Afghanistan. Anti-government elements were responsible for 98 per cent of these civilian casualties. Two gruesome suicide attacks…
