IWPR Afghanistan
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Event hears how gender discrimination continues to be perpetuated.
Speakers say that public trust can only be won through a higher degree of professionalism.
Handicraft skills are reducing tensions within the institution as well as helping women support their families.
Diplomat hints that Moscow may share common interests with the insurgent group.
Afghan government urged to act so as to fend off an economic crisis
Despite some progress, advances in equality have been uneven across the country.
Growing public enthusiasm not backed up by funding, especially anywhere outside Kabul.
Project encourages public participation in politics.
Unemployment and security concerns prompt tens of thousands of young people to leave the country.
Young people turn to narcotics to escape lives of poverty.