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Aline Jenckel interviews JÁN KUBIŠ, special representative of the secretary-general for Afghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) UNITED NATIONS, May 30, 2012 (IPS) - Although Afghanistan's government and economy remains fragile…
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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PAVES THE WAY FOR EQUALITY Inclusive Education one of the most important initiatives of the Ministry of Education, aiming at enrolment of all children into public schools. A key activity of this initiative is providing…
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30 May 2012 - Emini, who is 20 years old, is one of 14 female residents of the House of Hope, a Kabul-based transitional house for women leaving prison. Pardoned by President Hamid Karzai's decree on…
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Kabul – 30 May 2012 Good Morning to everyone and welcome to this regular meeting with the press, once again I am very grateful to the centre that we can use this excellent facility and I am…
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Some 160 schoolgirls are reported to have fallen ill and lost consciousness in northern Afghanistan after a suspected poisonous gas attack at their school. The May 29 incident at the Ahan Dara Girls' High School in Toloqan,…
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Speech/article, 31.05.2012 By: Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre Just over a week ago, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence and I took part in the NATO summit in Chicago. Afghanistan was one of the main…
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27 May 2012 – In a region not known for its theatre, a United Nations-supported drama has been making waves and challenging beliefs on the subject of women’s rights. The Nangarhar Theatre Group has spent the last…
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Kabul - Sixteen short films by award-winning Afghan filmmakers depicting the efforts and triumphs of the police force as well as citizens’ expectations and aspirations for law and order in Afghanistan competed in the country’s first…
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Music in Afghanistan is perhaps best known, particularly in the West, for falling silent. The Taliban infamously beat musicians, destroyed instruments, and publicly burned recordings in the name of that regime's extreme version of Islam. Nearly as soon…
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22 May 2012 – The 25th Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) concluded yesterday in the United States city of Chicago, where the United Nations committed its continued support to Afghanistan despite limited resources…
