Afghanistan

10 Apr 2013 — Kabul Press Mohammad Ahmadi's Story
1. Mohammad, a Hazara refugee and asylum seeker in Sweden Mohammad's story starts 23 years ago in Qarabagh, Afghanistan. He is a Hazara, one of the most oppressed ethnic groups of Afghanistan....

05 Apr 2013 — Good Afghan News Afghanistan wins cricket tournament!
Afghanistans national cricket team today defeated Nepal by 7 wickets in the final match to win the 2013 ACC (Asian Cricket Council) Twenty20 Cup, which was held in Nepal. This is the the fourth ...

03 Apr 2013 — Kabul Press Fighting in Pakistan's Tirah Valley displaces 40,000 people
PESHAWAR 01 April 2013 (IRIN) - Around 40,000 residents of Pakistan's Tirah Valley, close to the border with Afghanistan, have fled their homes after renewed fighting in the last few days, accor...

03 Apr 2013 — Kabul Press Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan
Three years ago the first Gole Badam Festival was held in Daykundi Province. In 2010 Hazara People International Network proposed to create this Festival in order to celebrate the almond tree's ...

02 Apr 2013 — Yahoo! News UK Spectacular 3D illusions created by British street artist
British artists Max Lowry and Joe Hill worked together for six years revamping pavements. After Max passed away in 2010, Joe continued to work on 3D art, keeping their business name in his memor...

01 Apr 2013 — Good Afghan News School buildings to be constructed/reconstructed
The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has agreed to grant Afghanistans education ministry with $68.5 million, according to a report yesterday from Pajhwok Afghan New...

01 Apr 2013 — Good Afghan News Development projects completed in Takhar and Badakhshan
An Afghan official told the Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) today that nearly 240 projects benefiting 87,000 families have been completed in Afghanistans northern province of Takhar this year. The pro...

01 Apr 2013 — Good Afghan News New turbines inaugurated; western provinces to see increase in power
Mohammad Ismael Khan Yesterday, the Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou came to Afghanistan to meet with Afghanistans Minister of Water and Energy Mohammad Ismael Khan. The two ministers at...

31 Mar 2013 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghanistan's Karzai Arrives For Talks In Qatar
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived on a two-day visit to Qatar, where he will be meeting with officials to discuss the Afghan peace process and the decision to allow the Taliban to open a...

30 Mar 2013 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghanistan's Karzai Departs For Talks In Qatar
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has departed Kabul for Qatar, where he will be meeting with officials to discuss the Afghan peace process and the decision to allow the Taliban to open a representa...

28 Mar 2013 — Kabul Press 4GB USB Flash Memory Costs $100 in Karzai's Administration
Kabul Press: It has been published and revealed dozens of documents showing corruptions and miss-used by Afghan high ranking officials such as Anwar ul-Haq Ahady(Current Commerce and Industries ...

28 Mar 2013 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Afghanistan's northeast Badakhshan Province, once a mainstay of peace, has become embroiled in violence. With security in the province in the hands of Afghan forces, Badakhshan has become a test...

28 Mar 2013 — Yahoo! News UK RSPB Birdwatch: Healthcheck on UK birdlife sees decline in several endangered species
The house sparrow was one of the biggest losers in this year's survey, as its numbers slumped by 17 per cent from 2012. The RSPB estimate the house sparrow population has dropped by a whopping 7...

28 Mar 2013 — Kabul Press What will elections bring for Hazaras - more death?
by Muhammad Younas Muhammad Younas An Hazara human rights activist and freelance journalist. It was October 5, 1999 when ex-education minister Sardar Nisar Ali was ambushed by "unknow...

26 Mar 2013 — Yahoo! News UK 'Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum': Rare artefacts on show at British Museum
Plaster cast of a dog. From the House of Orpheus, Pompeii, AD 79. Bodies lying on the ground after the eruption were eerily outlined by a build up of ash and pumice. The voids where the bodies h...

25 Mar 2013 — Kabul Press The CIA's "Ghost" Army is De-Stabilizing Afghanistan
Scattered throughout Afghanistan are secret CIA militias that may be functioning as death squads. Reports of their activities have surfaced for years in eastern Afghanistan, especially in Khost ...

25 Mar 2013 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Iron Horse Gaining Traction In Afghanistan
Some 200 years after the first railroads began operating in Europe, Afghanistan is looking to develop it first railway network. RFE/RL looks at the importance, and challenges, of connecting the ...

25 Mar 2013 — Yahoo! News UK Power cuts and road closures as a white Easter looms
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22 Mar 2013 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Insecurity Springs From Afghan Dam Projects
As the globe marks 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation, anchored by World Water Day (March 22), Afghans are hoping that disputes over their hydropower plans won't lead to more in...