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Eid ul Adha in kabul – Afghanistan

توسط - Eid ul Adha in kabul – Afghanistan

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There is much to be achieved

توسط - There is much to be achieved

On the first anniversary of the national unity government, the score-card shows gloom over its record on poverty alleviation, employment and security. ...

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Mediation works well, why war

توسط - Mediation works well, why war

Jirgas have peacefully solved many disputes, maybe not always in the first attempt but eventually. Take the case of a feud in Surkh-Rod district, Nangarhar, that goes back to the Taleban regime. ...

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NSP: Differences in perceptions

توسط - NSP: Differences in perceptions

The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) has received a thumbs up from authorities but people have complaints. An investigation. Now in its third phase, the World Bank website says the NSP’s objective is to “build, strengthen, ...

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End the war, quickly

توسط - End the war, quickly

There is growing impatience over the government’s failure to halt the dangerously sliding security situation. Mohammad Zaher Qadir, the first deputy speaker who is a former general in Afghanistan’s Border Guard has warned that if the threat ...

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Talk more, fight less

توسط - Talk more, fight less

A conflict over 50,000 Afs (roughly 800 USD) between two families in a village in Herat province was peacefully settled before it killed more people. ...

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Start the election season

توسط - Start the election season

Elections to Parliament are not the only ones due to be held in Afghanistan. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) is hamstrung by budgetary and other concerns. ...

Politics

Smugglers profit on war

توسط - Smugglers profit on war

Officially the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum claims it has stopped smuggling of precious stones. On the ground, the situation is different. ...

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Patient unravelling resolved feud

توسط - Patient unravelling resolved feud

In Nangarhar’s Behsood district, the Tribes’ Unity and Development Council resolved a 10-year-old feud between two neighbours. The situation seemed intractable as the decision of a jirga that was held last year was rejected by one side. ...

Health

Reality fails expectations

توسط - Reality fails expectations

Millions of dollars have been poured into the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) Hospital in Kabul. Have the services fallen short of expectations? A Killid investigation. ...