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World Environment Day: People call for action to protect Afghanistan’s environment

People voiced concern and said consequences of not protecting the environment were the lack of underground water and air pollution

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Controversial owner of TV channel lashes out at Taliban for trying to seize his land

Ismail Yun accused the Taliban of being pro-Pakistan and said they want to turn the building that houses Zhwandoon TV.

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Budget for Afghanistan aid revised down by over $1 billion

UN says restrictions of women working for NGOs has constrained the operational capacity of partners in an already ‘complex’ situation

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Afghanistan: Poverty pushes more children into labor in Takhar

Some of the children do boot polish while others carry carts to transfer people’s goods from shops to their homes.

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Afghanistan: Over 80 students poisoned at Sar-e-Pul schools, say sources

Sources said that 88 female students and teachers were poisoned in two schools in Sancharak district over the past 24.

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Afghanistan polio case load rises to four

The father of a 4-year-old boy in Nangarhar, who has been diagnosed with polio, urged parents to vaccinate their children

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Delays continue to plague Jalalabad-Torkham highway project

Work on the second lane of the key highway is still incomplete, 16 years after the Pakistan-initiated projected was first.

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Activist arrested last month freed from Taliban custody

Two other activists in Taliban custody still have no access to legal representation nor are their relatives allowed to visit.

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Central Asian leaders call for Taliban to uphold rights and freedom of women

Leaders of five Central Asian countries have underlined the importance of the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan: People react to news of Australian soldier losing defamation case

An Australian soldier on Thursday lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers that accused him of involvement in the unlawful.

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