Full Coverage: Afghanistan
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The OneWorld Afghanistan Country Guide
The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Afghanistan
02.05.2009
The Tricycle has not only put itself on the theatrical map with The Great Game: it has also put Afghanistan more firmly on the British map.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: The Great Game
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04.04.2009
The planned troop surge in Afghanistan could see more Afghans suffering in the conflict unless international military forces prioritise the safety of civilians in all their operations, say leading aid agencies.
more...+ Only the aid agencies seem convinced of the efficacy of international aid From: Oxfam International Image: Afghan child amid the rubble © Oxfam Great Britain
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28.03.2009
The Great Game: Afghanistan Film Festival is a programme of features, shorts and documentaries - including nine premieres and many Q&A sessions – that gives a celluloid glimpse into the joys, sorrows and adventures of everyday life in Afghanistan.
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10.03.2009
The Afghan supreme court's confirmation of a 20-year prison sentence for blasphemy on a journalist - without hearing arguments from the defence - has been condemned by international media groups.
more...From: Reporter Senza Frontiere |
07.03.2009
“In Afghanistan”, says the ad for Afghan Star, “you risk your life to sing.”
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Culture] [Information & media] [Gender] Image: Children watching Afghan Star
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04.03.2009
Some of President Barack Obama's decisions on Bagram, the US prison in Afghanistan, have "quietly signaled support for many of Bush's 'war on terror' policies," says Stacy Sullivan.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Terrorism] [Law] |
22.02.2009
With Afghanistan set to be a key focus of British, European and US foreign policy for many years, the Tricycle Theatre is staging a festival of plays, exhibitions, films and discussions on the country.
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08.02.2009
This year's "Bird's Eye Film Festival" features an evening celebrating women in Afghanistan with the UK premieres of these short documentaries made by young women.
more...Image: Brides of Allah
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02.02.2009
President Obama has the opportunity to chart a new course for US policy in Afghanistan by taking the urgent steps needed to reverse the slide into a major humanitarian crisis, according to an international aid agency.
more...From: Oxfam Great Britain Related topics/regions: [United States] Image: Afghan child amid rubble © Oxfam Great Britain
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21.01.2009
A campaign to press the Pakistan government to prevent Islamic militants in the border region with Afghanistan from destroying girls' schools has been started by a leading Asian rights group.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission Related topics/regions: [Pakistan] |
27.11.2008
Because of attacks on aid workers and convoys, assistance to the people of Afghanistan could soon cease, NGOs warn the UN Security Council today.
more...+ Military intervention 'hampering Afghan aid' From: ActionAid UK |
26.11.2008
Humanitarian work in Afghanistan must be de-linked from the military and the political process, says a prominent development group.
more...From: Christian Aid |
24.10.2008
A cash for work programme has been launched in northern Afghanistan with the aim of providing around 5,000 families with enough food to cover at least half of their daily requirements throughout the winter.
more...From: ActionAid UK Image: Afghan women carpet weavers
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20.10.2008
Two aid workers have been killed - in Afghanistan and Somalia.
more...From: United Nations Children's Fund Related topics/regions: [Somalia] Image: Gayle Williams: shot by motorcycle assassins on her way to work in Kabul
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15.10.2008
About 190,000 people have been displaced from Pakistan’s Bajaur agency bordering Afghanistan since fighting started in mid-August, UN refugee agency teams report.
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19.09.2008
As the 21 September International Day of Peace approaches, UN agencies call for a halt to hostilities in Afghanistan to allow polio immunization to take place.
more...Image: Child receiving polio vaccine © WHO
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17.09.2008
Corruption is a serious threat in humanitarian assistance, Sarah Bailey of Britain’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) told a meeting in London.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Liberia] [Sri Lanka] [Uganda] [United Kingdom] Image: Jan Egeland of the UN admires a pot made in a displaced peoples' camp in northern Uganda, 2006 © Tugela Ridley / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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26.06.2008
Strong criticism of the treatment of child offenders in Afghanistan is made in a new report by the country's Human Rights Commission that presses for reform of the juvenile justice system.
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17.06.2008
Take a Taxi to the Dark Side. It’s a grim documentary, and you may think you know already that you oppose the use of torture on prisoners on the “war on terror” and that there’s therefore no need to see a film about it. But the more light shone on the political double-talk that led us into this moral dead-end, the better.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [United States] [Terrorism] [Law] Image: Brian Keith Allen, US soldier seen in Taxi to the Dark Side
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12.06.2008
Afghanistan needs more aid but it must be spent more effectively, a leading international NGO said today ahead of a donors' meeting in Paris.
more...From: Oxfam International Image: © Oxfam America
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