East-West Institute Consultations to Develop Afghanistan’s Trade in the...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) November 15, 2015 Kabul - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan hosted a meeting of...
View ArticleAfghan Women’s Cycling Team In National Geographic’s Adventurers Of 2016
The Afghanistan Women’s Cycling Team has been listed by the National Geographic for the Adventurers of the Year 2016 vote contest. Honored as ‘The Boundary Breakers’, the Afghan Women’s Cycling Team is...
View ArticleEver Heard of Giving Tuesday? 87% of Americans Haven't Year over year,...
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The holiday season brings many things. There are family gatherings and delicious food. There's a day for giving thanks and several days for scoring deals on...
View ArticleChild Soldiers: a tool to sustain power in the Afghan war
By: Sara Spowart and Ahmad Waheed According to the organization Child Soldiers International, the internationally agreed upon definition for a child soldier is: a child associated with an armed force...
View ArticleChina’s bottled water industry eyes up the Tibetan plateau
Tibet is encouraging companies to tap the Himalayan glaciers for premium drinking water, but the environmental stakes are high...
View ArticleThe Upper House General Session News of on 15.November.2015. (House of Elders...
(Source: House of Elders of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) The Upper House Press Office Date: 15.November.2015 The Upper House General Session News of on 15.November.2015. The Session which...
View ArticleAfghan Activist Who Dressed As Boy To Defy Taliban Still Fighting
When the Taliban banned girls' education in Afghanistan, six-year-old Shabana Basij-Rasikh started dressing as a boy and for five years risked her life to attend a secret school. Today, 14 years on,...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: The 2015 G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey (President of the United...
(Source: President of the United States) The G-20 is the world's premier forum for economic policy cooperation, where Leaders representing economies that account for about 85 percent of global economic...
View ArticleAfghan activist who dressed as boy to defy Taliban calls for more female...
By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When the Taliban banned girls' education in Afghanistan, six-year-old Shabana Basij-Rasikh started dressing as a boy and for five years risked her...
View ArticleSerious competition building up between IS & Taliban: Afghanistan minister
NEW DELHI: Daesh or Islamic State is a growing reality in South Asia. "Daesh does exist in Afghanistan, operating in different parts of the country, particularly in Nangarhar and Zabul provinces in...
View ArticleAfghan Official: Over 1,300 Foreign Fighters in Kunduz Battle
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN— A top government official in Afghanistan revealed more than 1,300 foreign fighters linked to various regional and international terrorist groups had participated in the...
View ArticleWhere Have All the Workers Gone?
Employment rates among prime-age workers, especially men, have declined sharply over the last few decades. The Great Recession made matters worse. Recent declines in the unemployment rate have enticed...
View ArticleSent back from Europe, some Afghans prepare to try again
By James Mackenzie KABUL (Reuters) - Last year, Hamid Rostami, a 28-year-old from Wardak in western Afghanistan, was expelled from Denmark after years trying to stay in Europe. Jobless and cut off from...
View ArticleInsight - Sent back from Europe, some Afghans prepare to try again
By James Mackenzie KABUL (Reuters) - Last year, Hamid Rostami, a 28-year-old from Wardak in western Afghanistan, was expelled from Denmark after years trying to stay in Europe. Jobless and cut off from...
View ArticleMinister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Talk...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) Nov 14, 20015 KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani talked with ambassadors of Germany, Italy, Britain, Czech, Sweden,...
View ArticleForeign Minister Meets with Deputy Foreign and Justice Ministers of Norway...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) Nov 14, 2015 KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani met with a delegation from the Kingdome of Norway led by Norwegian...
View ArticleAfghan official: Drone strike kills 12 Taliban in southeast
Kabul: A drone strike in a volatile southern province of Afghanistan bordering Pakistan has killed 12 Taliban, an official said on Sunday. The dead included three Afghans and nine foreigners, said...
View ArticleJoint Press Release: Independent Directorate of Local Governance and UNDP...
(Source: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme Afghanistan) Nov 14, 2015 Kabul, November 14, 2015 - The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and the United Nations Development...
View ArticleAfghan Official: 12 Taliban Killed in Drone Strike in Southeast
Associated Press KABUL, AFGHANISTAN— A drone strike in a volatile southern province of Afghanistan bordering Pakistan has killed 12 Taliban, an official said Sunday. The dead included three Afghans and...
View ArticleKabul Taxi: You talkin' to me?
In Afghanistan, where no one is unaffected by dirty politics, corruption, economic woes and conflict, comic relief is as indispensable as bread and water. Lately however, political satire, an...
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