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September 2006

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Murder of Afghan Women's Rights Official Condemned

Women in conservative Kandahar have faced an uphill battle in achieving greater rights.

28.09.2006 "Safety measures must be enhanced to protect the women who are building a better Afghanistan for all," said the director of the women's research institute at the UN, condemning Monday's murder of a top Afghan women's rights official.
From: United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

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Image: Women in conservative Kandahar have faced an uphill battle in achieving greater rights. © Sultan Massodi / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

No safety for Afghan journalists: Media watchdog

22.09.2006 Journalists in Afghanistan are facing increasing pressure and threats for doing their jobs, mainly from government authorities and regional warlords, the countrys leading media association - Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) - warned in the capital, Kabul.

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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Freedom of expression] [Media] [Politics] [Governance] [Conflict]

Countrywide polio vaccination drive under way in Afghanistan

19.09.2006 Over 7 million Afghan children aged under five will be vaccinated against the polio virus during a three-day joint campaign launched by the Afghan health ministry and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF).

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Related topics/regions: [Health]

U.S. Policies Sell Out Women in Favor of Oil

12.09.2006 From supporting gender apartheid abroad to sacrificing feeding programs for U.S. women and children so that ExxonMobil can get a tax break, U.S. priorities are consistent: oil wins over women's rights hands down, says Martha Burk.

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From: Feminist Majority Foundation
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq]