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End to violence on women needs practical steps: CEO

By
جاوید اکبری
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 15:09
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Offcier (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said only slogans would not help end violence against women but practical steps were needed.
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2 sisters who lost eyesight 16 years back

By
Bashir Ahmed Nadeem
On
Nov 26, 2017 - 14:51
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Khatera, 20 and Sabera 18 are two sisters who lost their eyesight 16 years back when the US and her allies invaded Afghanistan.
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Over 3500 women faced violence in 2017: AIHRC

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 20:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): A recent report by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) shows that 3,778 incidents of violence against women took place in the last ten months of 2017. The report shows no decline in the number of cases of...
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Balkh records 443 cases of violence against women

By
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 19:20
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) was celebrated on Saturday in the capital of northern Balkh province, where more than 400 cases of crimes against the gender were recorded this year...
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EU calls for immediate halt to violence against women

By
Nizamuddin Hameedi
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 17:41
KABUL (Pajhwok): The European union (EU) has expressed disappointment over incidents of violence against women , with 3,778 such cases recorded this year. The incidents included 231 cases of murder, 1003 cases of beating and 38 instances of rape, a...
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UN underlines efforts to end violence against women

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 10:49
KABUL (Pajhwok): The top UN diplomat in Afghanistan on Saturday stressed the need for unified action from all Afghans to achieve the goal of ending violence against women . Today, the UN in Afghanistan marked International Day for the Elimination of...
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Women reporters, seizing on global trends, empower voices against abuse

By
Pajhwok
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 09:34
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - In a year when the # metoo hashtag has inspired women across the globe to tell their personal tales of harassment and unwanted sexual advances in the workplace, one team of local female TV reporters in northern Afghanistan is...
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Wardak PC election raises hope among women

By
Gul Rahman Rahmani
On
Nov 22, 2017 - 15:17
KABUL (Pajhwok): Insecurity and negative traditions have a negative impact on women ’s lives in central Maidan Wardak province, but the election of three women to lead the Provincial Council has raised hope for a positive change. For the first time...
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Suicide cases among Daikundi women on the rise

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Pajhwok reporter
On
Nov 16, 2017 - 17:26
NEILI (Pajhwok): Providing contradictory figures, provincial officials in central Daikundi province have said cases of suicide among women and violence against the gender have increased in the province. Daikundi is a traditional province where 40...
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Book containing photos of Kabul's skate girls compiled

By
Pajhwok
On
Oct 08, 2017 - 12:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): A British photographer has compiled a book containing engaging photographs of Kabul's skate girls that deftly undermine cultural, religious and gender stereotypes. Collected in a book called Skate Girls of Kabul, the photographs...
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13 women graduate from ultrasound machine course

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Pajhwok
On
Oct 07, 2017 - 16:33
KABUL (Pajhwok): Thirteen young women were among first graduates completing “Women in the Economy’s (WIE) Forward Together Scholarship Doppler Ultrasound course” in Kabul, USAID said on Saturday. Held at the Ariana Hospital, the subsidised course...
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Women’s councils being set up in remote area: Rula Ghani

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Pajhwok
On
Oct 05, 2017 - 12:36
KABUL (Pajhwok): Women ’s economic emancipation was emphasised on the sidelines of the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Kabul, with First Lady Rula Ghani saying women councils -- also involving men -- will be formed in remote areas. President...
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Flying around globe: Afghan woman creates history

By
S.Muddasir Ali Shah
On
Oct 05, 2017 - 11:23
KABUL (Pajhwok): An enterprising Afghan refugee has created history by emerging the youngest woman to fly around the globe in a single-engine plane, a media report said on Thursday. Concluding a 138-stop flight, including Dubai, Shaesta Waiz landed...
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Faryab women vendors seek proper place, market for their products

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
Oct 01, 2017 - 10:24
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Some sales women associated with handicraft industry in north western Faryab province accused government for not addressing their problems and exploring market for their products. The lack of proper place in the market and import...
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Insulting women unacceptable, AWN warns media

By
Naheed Bashardost
On
Sep 28, 2017 - 23:15
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan Women Network (AWN) on Thursday accused two private television channels of ‘insulting’ women in their comedy shows, calling it ‘unacceptable.’
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Violence against women drops in Khost this year

By
Mohammad Haroon
On
Sep 26, 2017 - 19:59
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Incidents of violence against women significantly decreased in southeastern Khost province from 55 last year to so far 17 incidents this year, an official said. Khost women’s affairs director Malala Wali told an academic...
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A lot of work remains to change Kandahar women’s lives

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
Sep 26, 2017 - 02:04
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A lot of work is still required to be done to improve women ’s situation in southern Kandahar province where efforts in this regard during the 16 years have little impact. Women’s living standard in Kandahar City, the...
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Women’s presence in Nimroz pubic offices on the increase

By
Muhammad Ramin
On
Sep 23, 2017 - 19:44
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The number of women working in government offices has increased in southwestern Nimroz province, despite little work on females’ capacity building. Local officials say the women in Nimroz had played an active role in the previous...
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Herat: Aid for women's capacity-building embezzled

By
Storai Karimi
On
Sep 17, 2017 - 09:53
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Most of $101 million aid provided for capacity-building programmes for women in western Herat province has allegedly been embezzled, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. Some local officials and Provincial Council (PC) members...
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Nangarhar records 72 cases of violence against women

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Sep 14, 2017 - 19:19
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): As many as 72 cases of violence against women have been registered in eastern Nangarhar province since late March, the provincial women’s affairs director said on Thursday.
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