The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that ensembles of the Afghan National Institute of Music (ANIM) will travel to three cities in the United...
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a recently conducted survey found that over 80% of Afghan women have access to telecommunication services. Delete the scoop?
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Visitor numbers to Afghanistan have increased by 100% compared to last year Delete the scoop?
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The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says that the recruitment of a cartoon lion character to convey the importance of cleanliness and greenery has proved a roaring success. Delete the scoop?
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The farmers of southern Afghanistan have the beginnings of a new local industry after recently attracting an international buyer for their locally processed, stone-shelled almonds. Delete the scoop?
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Five more factories have been established in the industrial park of Kandahar, where there are… Delete the scoop?
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The District Education Representative (DER) Issa Mohammad celebrated the official opening of Amin Kalay School… Delete the scoop?
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A quiet revolution is taking place in Afghanistan. It is taking place in Learning Centers for women -- centers that have been requested and are supported by the community. Delete the scoop?
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Some of Afghanistan’s top news media were recognized for their highly active role in delivering… Delete the scoop?
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Local authorities of southern Helmand province say about 85 reconstruction projects were completed last year in the province. Delete the scoop?
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Hassina Syed, founder and chief executive of Afghanistan’s Syed Group, seems remarkably calm for a mother of three who has spent time in a crowded Kabul jail for failing to pay protection money to the police and has sent her older children to the ... Delete the scoop?
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Afghanistan's national bodybuilding team have won six gold medals in the 43th Asian bodybuilding championship in Kazakhstan and returned home on Tuesday. Delete the scoop?
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HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan's security forces are routinely accused of murder, rape and corruption on a grand scale, but a new anti-corruption police unit's sole conviction last year was... Delete the scoop?
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KABUL (PAN): A late 2012 survey shows some 80 percent of Afghan women have regular or occasional access to mobile phones, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Wednesday. Delete the scoop?
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Some 12 years ago, it was unthinkable to have Internet cafes in Afghanistan. But today, Kabul, and some other cities and towns in the country, have Internet shops where Afghans, especially students, can surf and look for the information that they need. Delete the scoop?
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LOWELL -- When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, women could not attend school and were considered second-class citizens in the country. Delete the scoop?
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The Afghan Air Force’s first female pilot to be trained inside Afghanistan in more than 30 years earned her flying wings on Tuesday, after graduating from Undergraduate Pilot Training. Delete the scoop?
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Minister Afzali promised to provide skill-improvement training for those who are currently employed and vocational training for those who need to learn a vocation to become better job candidates. Delete the scoop?
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The Afghanistan Rugby Federation looks to increase participation as it tries to unite the nation in a love of rugby. Delete the scoop?
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Blue Journalism Institute awarded appreciation letters to a number of media agencies in Afghanistan in a bid to support media and journalism in the country. Delete the scoop?
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An Afghan woman journlist is among the three women who have been awarded the 2013 Courage in Journlism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF). Delete the scoop?
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On Friday, 1st May 2013, a Women’s Training Centre was inaugurated in Balkh District of… Delete the scoop?
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There is a new generation of social and political movements springing up—including political and civic groups like Afghanistan 1400 and A3, which stands for Afghanistan Analysis and Awareness—led by young, diverse and independent thinkers and activists. They show a vision, a confidence and seriousness of purpose that stand in contrast to Afghanistan's slowly withering older parties. Delete the scoop?
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Most graffiti artists carry out their work in secrecy but Shamsia Hassani has more reason to hide than most - she s Afghanistan s first female graffiti artist and could be killed trying to fight women s oppression with a spray can Helen Roberts interviews... Delete the scoop?
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