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Ten-year-old Noria is unable to go to school any more because she is so scared of the effects of war. “We are scared – there’s war here and rockets being fired. I used to go to school…

By Kreshma Fakhri KABUL, Dec 5 2012 (IPS) - Afghan women are no strangers to gender-based violence. For decades now, violent crimes against women have been heading for epic proportions, as young girls are forced into marriage,…

The number of people forced to flee their homes in Afghanistan is increasing and the conditions for the displaced are falling well below international standards, according to a new study by the Norwegian Refugee Council. “The…

Since 1988 the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan has helped clear the nation of mines and unexploded remnants of war, has provided life-saving mine risk education and has supported the government’s disability initiatives. The programme is one…

Afghanistan MUSHROOMS ADDRESS ISSUES OF FOOD SECURITY The food security situation has much improved thanks to good harvests this year, but pockets of food insecurity are predicted among poor households who lost livestock last year in northern Badakhshan…

Don’t Trade Talks With Taliban for Immunity From Prosecution (New York, November 26, 2012) – The Afghan government should not grant Taliban representatives amnesty from prosecution for serious crimes as part of talks with the insurgent group,…

19 November 2012 – The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Afghanistan said yesterday that family planning is a basic human right and imperative for social and economic development. . Download UNFPA Press…

An alliance of over a dozen Afghan civil society organizations launched a nationwide 19-day campaign last week to raise awareness against abuse and violence targeted at children and youth. According to Abdul Sami Zhman, the Founder and…

USE UK AID TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF AFGHAN WOMEN – MPS URGE GOVERNMENT Report also calls for DFID to focus less on creating a viable state and more on delivering effective development NEW REPORT: Afghanistan: Development progress…

FOR THE FIRST TIME MACCA SUPPORTS MINE/ERW RISK EDUCATION (M/ERW RE) INSTRUCTION COURSE FOR AFGHAN POLICE Thirty-one Police-e-Mardumi (community police) and six Ministry of Education’s Child Protection Officers (CPOs) were trained to deliver Mine/explosive remnants of war…