Afghan Debates Hold Media to Account
Speakers say that public trust can only be won through a higher degree of professionalism.
Afghan Women Speak Out Against Violence
Event told that gender discrimination comes in many forms.
Afghan Prison's Training Scheme Gives Female Inmates Hope
Handicraft skills are reducing tensions within the institution as well as helping women support their families.
Afghan Girls Mourn Lost Education
Very few are able to finish their studies, let alone go on to university.
Dark Days For Afghan Women's Rights
Event hears that summary justice is often meted out by ad hoc courts.
Afghan Women Still Bound by Burka
''It’s like a cage. I wish men could also be trapped like this so that they would understand how much we suffer.''
Afghan Women Empowered to Work
Vocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province.
Afghans Reject Russian "Alliance" With Taleban
Diplomat hints that Moscow may share common interests with the insurgent group.
Women in Southeast Afghan Province Shut Out of Public Life
Local campaigners say that they are not invited to political or cultural gatherings.
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