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KABUL - Fatima was 14 when she was married to a man who had already divorced twice. After the marriage, she was physically and mentally tortured for the next 16 years by her husband and in-laws until she divorced. At the time…
BALKH - The Government of Denmark pledged US$ 100 million (5.2 billion Afs) in aid to Afghanistan over the next five years, a minister of Denmark who is visiting Afghanistan said in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern…
Matadi, 9 November 2012 - A training of trainer's workshop on a law regulating public finances started in Matadi, capital of Bas-Congo province on 19 November 2012. The Coordinator of the United Nations Joint Office in this…
GARDEZ - A private FM radio station called “Awoshtoon” officially started transmission on 20 November in Gardez city, the provincial capital of Paktya province. Broadcasting manager of the Awoshtoon Radio 88.8 MHz, Ihsanullah…
A Star is Born, the nationally popular talent show is reaching its climax as 17 contestants prepare to slug it out in the quarter finals scheduled for Friday 23 November, at the Providence Island in Monrovia The contestants…
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KABUL - Despite a 36 per cent drop in opium production in Afghanistan this year, the country saw 18 per cent rise in the area where the illicit crops were cultivated, according to a report released today by the Ministry of…
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2012 - UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator a.i. Aichatou Mindaoudou, together with the parties to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), discussed today…
21 November 2012 - In their latest effort to support development in Darfur, Rwandan peacekeepers from the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) completed the construction of a market for use by women in…
KANDAHAR - The Kandahar International Airport has made 60 per cent progress in the last one year and the custom revenues have increased “significantly”, said Ahmadullah Faizi, the head of the Kandahar International Airport…
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21 November 2012 - Guinea-Bissau's international partners have welcomed the opening of the country's parliament, expressed concern about human rights violations and urged the Transitional Government to protect the rights of…
November 22 is a day to remember and reflect upon every year. As did the whole country, UNIFIL also commemorated the 69th anniversary of Lebanon's Independence celebrating its freedom, sovereignty, and liberation. The…
21 November 2012 - Heeding human rights reports citing shortfalls in its prisons, South Sudan was seeking more effective ways of rehabilitating offenders, the Presidential Advisor for Legal Affairs said in Juba today. Opening…