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October 31, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
BBC NEWS - An international women's rights group says guarantees given to Afghan women after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 have not translated into real change. Womankind Worldwide says millions of Afghan women and girls continue to face systematic discrimination and violence in their households and communities. Full news...
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October 31, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
PeaceReporter - Lashkargah: I don’t know their names, I don’t even know their age. They weren’t in condition to talk. They are five “presumed Taliban” arrived on Tuesday to the Emergency hospital in Lashkargah, placed in south Afghanistan. They are coming from the Kajaki area, in the eastern land of Helmand province, they travelled for hours through the dust of the desert. But to be arrived is just a great fortune. Full news...
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October 25, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Pajhwok Afghan News: About 90 civilians were killed in NATO air strike in Panjwaye district of the southern Kandahar province, residents said on Wednesday. However, NATO-led ISAF forces claim they had killed 38 Taliban fighters in the bombing. Full news...
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October 23, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
According to Women Affairs Department ill-treatment, domestic disputes and economic problems are behind the increasing incidents of women committing suicide in the southern volatile Helmand province, also known as centre of poppy cultivation. Full news...
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October 23, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Pajhwok Afghan News: Those living in caves near Buddha statue in the central Bamyan province have not enough stuff to offer to their honourable guests at this special day of the year, contrary to people serving their guests with dry fruit and sweets in other parts of the country. Full news...
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October 23, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Times of India: Fighting between two rival factions has killed about 30 people in Shindand district of the western Herat province of Afghanistan, the provincial police said on Monday. Full news...
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October 18, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Canadian Press: NATO air strikes in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province killed nine civilians and wounded 11 others Wednesday, the provincial governor said. NATO said an operation was believed to have caused "several" civilian casualties. Full news...
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October 18, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
IRIN: Some 2.5 million drought-stricken Afghans across much of the country have lost their crops and are facing acute food shortages, international aid group Christian Aid warned on Wednesday in the capital, Kabul. Full news...
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October 2, 2006 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Pajhwok Afghan News: Thousands of people on Monday staged a protest demonstration against the presence of armed commanders in the northern Takhar province. Full news...