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Taliban20
- Since the fall of the Taliban and the installation of the interim government in Afghanistan, NYU's Division of Libraries, in conjunction with the university's Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Center on International Cooperation, has begun development of the Afghanistan Digital Library. (nyu.edu)
- Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. (wn.com)
- As Afghanistan is going through a major power shift with the Afghan Taliban taking power, Chinese companies and businesses in the country said they are hoping to resume major cooperation projects that have been stalled for years due to instability and security concerns, once the situation stabilizes. (globaltimes.cn)
- We would consider reopening it after the situation is stabilized, and international recognition -- including the Chinese government's recognition of the Taliban regime -- takes place," a source at China Metallurgical Group Corp (MCC Group), which is involved in the project, told the Global Times on Tuesday. (globaltimes.cn)
- (New York, N.Y./Berlin) - Ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government with support from the international community offer the prospect for stability in Afghanistan for the first time in nearly two decades. (counterextremism.com)
- This 90-minute webinar will look at the current security situation in Afghanistan , including the current status of the various terror groups still active in the country as well as questions on the impact a potential peace deal may have on the Taliban movement as a whole. (counterextremism.com)
- The United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, and the Taliban returned to power. (chronicle.com)
- But having spent years working on youth empowerment and peace-building efforts in Afghanistan, he knew he could have been targeted by the Taliban - and perhaps even in mortal danger - if he'd stayed. (chronicle.com)
- The U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, ending an occupation of two decades and leaving the country in the hands of the Taliban. (chronicle.com)
- Two decades after the 9/11 attacks and the overthrow of the Taliban regime, the United States is withdrawing its military forces from Afghanistan. (csis.org)
- Reuters) - Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan has surged in recent years, even as the Taliban has curbed heroin trafficking since taking power, a United Nations report said on Sunday. (yahoo.com)
- The Taliban, which regained power in August 2021, announced a ban the following April on the production of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's main opium producer. (yahoo.com)
- Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, award-winning photojournalist Paula Bronstein has documented Afghans in the context of the Afghanistan War. (pulitzercenter.org)
- While she was on a plane departing Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani also left the country, and from there, the Taliban swiftly took control of the capital city of Kabul. (pulitzercenter.org)
- The airport had seen chaotic and deadly scenes since the Taliban blitzed across Afghanistan and took Kabul on August 15. (gulfnews.com)
- Mujiburrahman Omar, Taliban administration's interim deputy minister for energy and water (2L) and Süleyman Ciliv, chairperson of the Turkish-Afghan Business Council under DEIK (3R) visits Kajaki Hydroelectric Power Plant in Helmand, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2021. (dailysabah.com)
- We highly value the work of this Turkish company," said Mujiburrahman Omar, Taliban administration's interim deputy minister for energy and water, during an on-site visit to an electricity project in the country's southern province of Helmand. (dailysabah.com)
- The Taliban regained control of the country after the United States-backed administration exited Afghanistan early this year in August. (dailysabah.com)
- Afghanistan's Taliban-led government announced punishments handed out to 417 people under Shari'a law during a recent 12-month period, according to a report issued this week by Afghan Witness, an organization that monitors human rights abuses in Afghanistan. (rferl.org)
- Akhundzada had previously ordered a return to Islamic retribution and corporal punishments shortly after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021. (rferl.org)
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- They are mostly found in Afghanistan in villages in Nijrau and Tagau, Pachaghan, Shutul north of Kabul, Ghujulan, and in the Hindu Kush Valley near Kabul. (joshuaproject.net)
- STREETS OF AFGHANISTAN premiered in the remote village of Istalif, on the Shomali Plain north of Kabul . (matadornetwork.com)
- He was seen in an old video sitting at the feet of Afghani warlord Gulbeddin Hekmatyar , known as the "Butcher of Kabul" in Afghanistan. (investigativeproject.org)
- One Day's Wages partnered with Action for Development (AfD) to train midwives across 4 provinces of Afghanistan: Kabul, Logar, Wardak, and Badakhshan. (onedayswages.org)
- But after many years, the project, which is about 19 miles (30.58 kilometer) from the capital of Kabul, has yet to start operation due to safety issues, several sources told the Global Times. (globaltimes.cn)
- With the war in Afghanistan occupying the news, Congress, and President Obama, we offer this dispatch from J. Malcolm Garcia , author of The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul . (beaconbroadside.com)
- During an official signing ceremony presided over by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at The Presidential Palace in Kabul, His Excellency, Aman Ghalib, CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), of Afghanistan, and Dr. Ehsan Bayat , Founder and CEO of Bayat Power, signed the final GIRoA-Bayat Power-1 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Implementation Agreement. (afghan-wireless.com)
- Bronstein spoke to Yahoo News about what it was like evacuating from Kabul and about her experience documenting Afghanistan over the past 20 years. (pulitzercenter.org)
- We came here from Kabul to inspect the progress of work at their project site," he said, lauding the pace of work at the site. (dailysabah.com)
- The power line was originally set to pass through Bamiyan, but the government decided to reroute it through the Salang Pass north of Kabul, saying the shorter route would expedite the project and save millions of dollars in costs. (rferl.org)
- We studied a cross-sectional sample of adult injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan, from June 2005 through June 2006. (cdc.gov)
- The population of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has increased to ≈3 million since 2001 because of returning refugees ( 7 , 8 ). (cdc.gov)
- There were an estimated 470 IDUs in Kabul in 2003, although the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Afghanistan survey in 2005 estimated that there were 50,000 heroin users in Afghanistan, of whom 14% reported injecting drugs ( 10 , 11 ). (cdc.gov)
- ABSTRACT This study assessed the need and readiness of health care institutions in Kabul and Bamyan, Afghanistan for successful implementation of information and communication technology in health care (eHealth). (who.int)
- A mixed methods design was adopted at 2 institutions in the Aga Khan Development Network in Afghanistan: the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul and Bamyan Provincial Hospital, Bamyan. (who.int)
- q Establishment of occupational health services for healthcare workers in Kabul, Afghanistan. (cdc.gov)
20214
- The World Bank today released the findings of a Private Sector Rapid Survey assessing the impacts of the August 2021 political crisis on private firms and jobs in Afghanistan. (worldbank.org)
- A refugee from Afghanistan, he fled the country in August 2021 amid the chaos of the United States' withdrawal and the Taliban's takeover. (chronicle.com)
- Meth seizures in and around Afghanistan jumped 12-fold in the five years through 2021. (yahoo.com)
- ADB placed its regular assistance to Afghanistan on hold effective 15 August 2021. (adb.org)
Pakistan15
- In response to the requirement of section 1116 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32), and in order to keep the Congress fully informed, I provide the attached report related to Afghanistan and Pakistan. (ucsb.edu)
- The evolving relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan represents a dynamic regional landscape with numerous challenges and opportunities. (eurasiareview.com)
- The historical ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan date back centuries, and these connections are deeply rooted in shared cultural, linguistic, and ethnic affinities. (eurasiareview.com)
- Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been marked by both challenges and opportunities. (eurasiareview.com)
- However, initiatives such as the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) have sought to facilitate trade by allowing Afghan goods to access Pakistani ports. (eurasiareview.com)
- Energy projects have emerged as a crucial dimension of Pakistan and Afghanistan's collaboration. (eurasiareview.com)
- Pakistan and Afghanistan share a border that has been historically challenging to manage. (eurasiareview.com)
- The economic potential of collaboration between Pakistan and Afghanistan extends beyond energy projects. (eurasiareview.com)
- Promoting cultural exchanges and people-to-people interactions is a powerful way to strengthen the bonds between Pakistan and Afghanistan. (eurasiareview.com)
- Inspired by Malala Yousafzai's experiences with activists in Pakistan, the foundation created the Education Champion Network to find visionary leaders in Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. (borgenproject.org)
- The line, intended to provide secure power to 10 Afghan provinces, is part of the wider TUTAP project to link Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan with Afghanistan and Pakistan. (rferl.org)
- In southern Afghanistan, the distribution of urgently needed items has started in Nimroz and Kandahar provinces, where 32,000 blankets have already been given to needy Afghans squatting in five makeshift camps around Spin Boldak near the border with Pakistan. (unhcr.org)
- Since October 2016, Afghanistan and Pakistan have been the only countries with reported cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
- Four countries bordering Afghanistan (Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran), which provided refuge to many Afghans during the extended period of civil war, are experiencing HIV epidemics among injection drug users (IDUs) ( 1 , 3 , 5 , 6 ). (cdc.gov)
- MESA is primarily concerned with the area encompassing Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab World (and their diasporas) from the seventh century to modern times. (lu.se)
20162
- Despite growing up mostly in Iran, with parents who had never had the opportunity to get an education, he returned in 2016 to Afghanistan, where he was born, to finish high school and earn a college degree. (chronicle.com)
- In Afghanistan, although the number of cases had declined during 2013-2016, the polio eradication program experienced challenges during 2017-2019. (cdc.gov)
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- As the US is leaving after fighting a war in Afghanistan for years, and there is a major power shift in the country, projects could resume and more win-win cooperation between China and Afghanistan could be launched, if the new Afghan government pursues peace and development, Chinese experts said. (globaltimes.cn)
- Afghan officials have recently opened up a nearly 1 billion dollar cement tender which is in part due to the fact that as of right now, Afghanistan imports virtually all of its cement (which is a 1 billion dollar drain on the economy ). (borgenproject.org)
- The World Bank, in close coordination with the international community, development partners, and the Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) donors, is unlocking ARTF funds to support the Afghan people and deliver critical health, education and livelihoods support. (worldbank.org)
- Hossein, a member of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APV), which hosted my recent visit to Afghanistan, rolled up his sleeve to show me a still-healing three-inch wound. (progressive.org)
- Süleyman Ciliv, chairperson of the Turkish-Afghan Business Council under Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), said Turkish companies are "fully continuing their work" in Afghanistan. (dailysabah.com)
- Burak Ünsal, the country representative of a Turkish investor company in Afghanistan, said the construction of the current project "aims to promote prosperity and higher standards of living for Afghan people. (dailysabah.com)
- Tens of thousands of minority Shi'ite Hazara have marched in the Afghan capital to protest the path of a multimillion-dollar power-line project. (rferl.org)
- Afghan Witness said it has yet to record any stonings or amputations, but it said its sources in Afghanistan say there are stoning punishments awaiting approval by Akhundzada. (rferl.org)
- UNHCR's 2003 funding appeal for Afghanistan and Afghan refugee programmes in seven surrounding countries was presented at a two-day meeting in Oslo, Norway, of the Afghanistan Support Group, which includes key donor countries. (unhcr.org)
- The Afghanistan Strategic Learning Initiative (ASLI) seeks to leverage the knowledge and experience of leading global think-tanks working on Afghanistan and aid issues and through engagement with Afghan and international experts. (chathamhouse.org)
20014
- From the Soviet invasion in 1979 to the United State's invasion in 2001, Afghanistan has suffered a multitude of setbacks and developing world devastation to its people, culture and way of life. (borgenproject.org)
- In August, I returned to Afghanistan for the seventh time since Sept. 11, 2001, to cover the presidential election in which 41 candidates were vying for the top post. (beaconbroadside.com)
- Following the United States' invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Tajik moved with his family to Iran, where they had relatives. (chronicle.com)
- Robots have been at the forefront a revolution since the conflict in Afghanistan began in 2001. (army-technology.com)
Afghanistan's6
- A project based at New York University - the Afghanistan Digital Library - seeks to recover and begin to preserve Afghanistan's literary heritage, recreating much of the bibliography of Afghanistan digitally and making these books available to anyone who has access to a computer and the Internet. (nyu.edu)
- Moreover, most of Afghanistan's publications before 1930 are extremely rare, and the project will make hitherto inaccessible materials universally available in electronic form. (nyu.edu)
- Solar and wind energy projects can help diversify Afghanistan's energy mix while contributing to sustainability. (eurasiareview.com)
- Afghanistan's current instability is of major concern, the NATO pullout of the majority of its troops at the end of 2014 has most major companies in a holding matter waiting to see what changes will occur once Afghanistan is virtually in charge of all facets of running itself. (borgenproject.org)
- The electric power generated from Bayat Power-1 will be distributed through Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat ( https://main.dabs.af/) 2 (DABS), Afghanistan's National Power Company. (afghan-wireless.com)
- Afghanistan is home to the ephedra plant, which can be used to make methamphetamine, but the UNODC said the quantities needed to produce the drug and the risk of unreliable crops meant that Afghanistan's production did not depend on the plant alone. (yahoo.com)
Islamic Republic of2
- افغانستان , Afġānistān ), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . (wn.com)
- In the popular elections of 2004 , Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan . (wn.com)
20231
- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) specifically emphasized that the number of people living below the poverty line accounts for 85 percent of the country's population, and called for at least $4.6 billion in aid to be raised for Afghanistan in 2023. (globalgiving.org)
20223
- Our target is to complete the project and start generating power by March 2022," Ünsal said. (dailysabah.com)
- Afghanistan Scenarios: Challenges and way forward for humanitarian intervention in 2022-23 by Chatham House. (chathamhouse.org)
- In May 2022, the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub published the final synopsis paper of The Afghanistan Strategic Learning Initiative (ASLI). (chathamhouse.org)
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- In the Nangarhar province, Teach for Afghanistan has reached over 25,000 girls and 15,000 boys by implementing 270 educators there. (borgenproject.org)
- The pair, according to some media reports, were expected to review Pentagon plans for sending more than 15,000 US troops to Afghanistan. (motherjones.com)
America3
- From Yemen, where Islamists have been waging a bloody civil war since 2014, the spokesman for Houthi rebels boasted that "Every occupation has an end, long time or short, and now America is reaping failure after 20 years of occupying Afghanistan, so do the countries of aggression consider this? (investigativeproject.org)
- The construction and operation of Bayat Power-1 will help create scores of jobs in America, and also, a future of energy independence for Afghanistan. (afghan-wireless.com)
- America may be ending its 'endless' war, but the way it is leaving Afghanistan will certainly mean. (pulitzercenter.org)
Lund University5
- A project with participants from Lund University and the City of Helsingborg highlights several potential areas for development. (lu.se)
- He is a principal investigator of the EU-funded project "Central Asian Law: Legal Cultures and Business Environments in Central Asia," which is coordinated by Lund University. (lu.se)
- Elmurod Sobirov is a project assistant of the EU-funded project "Central Asian Law: Legal Cultures and Business Environments in Central Asia," which is coordinated by Lund University. (lu.se)
- In addition to his involvement in the MOCCA project at Lund University, Sherzod is currently running a research project, "Informality, Migrant Precarity, and Exploitation in Nordic Context: Uzbek Migrant Workers in Sweden and Finland" (IMPEX), funded by Forte - Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare. (lu.se)
- Elmurod Sobirov is a project assistant of the EU-funded project "MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia," which is coordinated by Lund University. (lu.se)
Internally displac2
- Last week IBC completed the distribution of food supplies to 350 needy families in Kunduz, the province with the highest number of internally displaced persons in Afghanistan, in cooperation with the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate, with the support of the Canadian relief organization IDRF. (globalgiving.org)
- Afghanistan still has some 700,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) driven from their homes by two decades of war and the worst drought in living memory. (unhcr.org)
Afghans3
- Two weeks ago, I saw that vision come full circle as we brought the exhibition to Afghanistan, to Afghans themselves. (matadornetwork.com)
- The Bayat Power-GIRoA PPA, authorizes the sale of 40 MW of electrical generation capacity -enough power for 1,000,000 Afghans and businesses-from the Bayat Power-1 Plant to The Government of Afghanistan. (afghan-wireless.com)
- This final approval for the construction of Bayat Power-1, together with the execution of our Power Purchase Agreement with the Government of Afghanistan means that we can now provide power to an additional 1,000,000 Afghans and businesses," said Dr. Ehsan Bayat, the Founder of Bayat Power and the Chairman of The Bayat Group ( www.bayat-group.com) 4 3 . (afghan-wireless.com)
Peace In Afghanistan3
- Iran's new ultraconservative president, Ebrahim Raisi, described the U.S. "military failure" as a chance for a lasting peace in Afghanistan. (investigativeproject.org)
- America's military defeat and its withdrawal must become an opportunity to restore life, security and durable peace in Afghanistan," Raisi said on Iranian state television. (investigativeproject.org)
- Pakistan's commitment to fostering peace in Afghanistan has been unwavering, and it continues to advocate for a political solution to the conflicts plaguing the nation. (eurasiareview.com)
World's2
- To focus the world's attention on this crime against an innocent and brave nation, we observe today the second annual Afghanistan Day. (ucsb.edu)
- Afghanistan provided 88% of the world's opium supply in 2005 ( 9 ). (cdc.gov)
Withdrawal4
- Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Transnational Threats Project on Thursday, July 8 for a conversation on the U.S. legacy in Afghanistan, the current U.S. withdrawal, and the future trajectory of the war. (csis.org)
- A family of American citizens are helplessly hiding in Afghanistan and unable to get out, as Biden's withdrawal keeps causing problems. (patriotproject.com)
- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced Monday that his panel will be able to view the dissent channel cable centered around the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that he has been pushing for months. (wivb.com)
- This is an unprecedented step forward in our committee's investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal," McCaul said in a statement. (wivb.com)
Troops2
- The organisation had started with a big focus on working with foreign soldiers and military contractors who adopt animals on their bases, but this has shifted now almost all foreign troops have departed from Afghanistan . (newarab.com)
- Still, one question is whether Obama's basic approach to Afghanistan-which appears to involve beefing up the troops in the NATO-led force there-has a fatal flaw. (motherjones.com)
Getty Images1
- Working for Getty Images, she captured both scenes of conflict and daily life, and in the process, saw firsthand the changes Afghanistan underwent, including the increasing number of women and girls entering schools. (pulitzercenter.org)
19791
- The crisis and ongoing internal conflict that followed the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 have resulted in significant infrastructure problems and internal displacement. (globalgiving.org)
Provinces2
- Between 2014 and 2019, AfD has trained more than 600 midwives in 6 provinces of Afghanistan. (onedayswages.org)
- In northern Afghanistan, distribution of urgently needed items to families is underway in Baghlan and Faryab provinces. (unhcr.org)
Humanitarian4
- I wanted to see people's reaction as they interacted with life-size images and hoped it would change American perspectives of Afghanistan - that if we saw it as a country with a beautiful spirit and culture, we would be more invested from a humanitarian perspective. (matadornetwork.com)
- The International Blue Crescent Foundation, along with the support of all its international donors, has been continuing its work in the region since the early days of the crisis and will continue to develop humanitarian aid projects for the people of Afghanistan in the coming days. (globalgiving.org)
- UNHCR and its humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are pre-positioning tents, plastic tarpaulins, blankets, and other supplies to help up to 550,000 people who may face particular hardship this winter, including the 290,000 people who recently returned to their shattered homes and another 260,000 who remain uprooted inside the country. (unhcr.org)
- Crafting the International Response in Afghanistan: Options to Enable Financial Flows and Promote "Beyond-Humanitarian" Aid by CGD. (chathamhouse.org)
Helmand1
- He has extensive experience working in conflict zones and has spent nearly two years in Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, as a State Department political officer. (csis.org)
Population2
- There are an estimated 2.8 million Hazara in Afghanistan, which has an estimated population of some 33 million. (rferl.org)
- last quarter of 2009, exceeds US$ 1.3 population in Afghanistan. (who.int)
Main1
- His main interest in the Central Asian Law project is to run surveys and carry out empirical research on legal cultures in the countries covered by the project. (lu.se)
Iraq3
- But will president Obama's shift in US focus away from Iraq towards Afghanistan spur further innovation? (army-technology.com)
- Singer isn't quite so confident that there will be money available to pioneer further innovation, but he does believe that war machines will continue to be at the forefront of the revolution in warfare being experienced both in Afghanistan and Iraq. (army-technology.com)
- Most of them are from Afghanistan, but there are also a few from Syria, Iraq and Morocco. (lu.se)
Provision4
- The provision of electric power that is stable, scalable and affordable to the people of Afghanistan. (afghan-wireless.com)
- The project aims the provision emergency food to those people stranded in those cities and countryside. (globalgiving.org)
- This partnership of research institutions have worked together under ASLI to develop policy solutions that could help develop appropriate aid provision to Afghanistan in the near term. (chathamhouse.org)
- The ANDS strategic objective for health and nutrition sector is to improve the health and nutrition of the people of Afghanistan through quality health care service provision and the promotion of healthy life styles. (who.int)
Infrastructure3
- These infrastructure projects can create jobs and promote economic development on both sides. (eurasiareview.com)
- Chinese companies have also been involved in some infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. (globaltimes.cn)
- UNHCR also plans to fund various water projects throughout the country, as well as other assistance programmes designed to improve the country's rural infrastructure devastated by decades of war. (unhcr.org)
UNODC3
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today announced plans to cut drug use in Afghanistan under a project receiving financial backing from the Government of Japan. (un.org)
- The surge in methamphetamine trafficking in Afghanistan and the region suggests a significant shift in the illicit drug market and demands our immediate attention,' said Ghada Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC). (yahoo.com)
- The UNODC said much of the meth from Afghanistan was made with pre-cursor ingredients such as those found in some cold and flu medication. (yahoo.com)
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- Nearly 30,000 quilts are being produced in central Afghanistan under a cash-for-work scheme supported by the agency. (unhcr.org)
Faryab1
- A major Chinese project in Afghanistan is the contract to develop oil fields Faryab and Sar-i-pul. (globaltimes.cn)
Pashto1
- This project will ultimately locate, digitize, catalog and make available in electronic form (Website and CD-ROM) Dari (Persian) and Pashto books published in Afghanistan between 1871 and 1930 with a possible continuation to later imprints. (nyu.edu)
Derail2
- How will the al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates operating in Afghanistan attempt to disrupt and derail the road to stability? (counterextremism.com)
- Or will the global financial crisis derail future projects? (army-technology.com)
Crisis1
- As the world fears a human rights crisis in Afghanistan, Islamists are celebrating and congratulating the return to power of a group that ruthlessly enforces Islamic law. (investigativeproject.org)
Aims1
- Together with Annika Nilsson, a project manager at the Research and Development unit for social sustainability at the City of Helsingborg, she has been working since last year on a project which aims to create the conditions for young asylum seekers in Sweden to have an independent life. (lu.se)
Scholars2
- We are ready to receive the scholars of Afghanistan and visit them and negotiate with them on issues of Islam and the application of Islamic Sharia as best as possible. (investigativeproject.org)
- Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. (wilsoncenter.org)
Country's2
- Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic Era, and the country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. (wn.com)
- With 60% of the work already completed, CASA-1000 has the potential to provide Afghanistan with 300 megawatts of electricity, addressing a significant portion of the country's energy needs. (eurasiareview.com)
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- The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. (joshuaproject.net)
- But for the Moslem people of Afghanistan, whose country was attacked and is occupied by the Soviet Army, it is a bitter reminder of a national calamity that befell their nation more than 3 years ago. (ucsb.edu)
- In Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people have been killed, millions have lost their homes and their livelihood. (ucsb.edu)
- Ahmed Bin Hama al-Khalili , the Mufti of Oman, congratulated "the brotherly Muslim people of Afghanistan for the clear victory and the valued victory over the aggressor invaders, and we follow this by congratulating ourselves and the entire Islamic nation for the fulfillment of God's sincere promise. (investigativeproject.org)
- A stable Afghanistan is not only essential for its own people but also contributes to the broader regional security. (eurasiareview.com)
- The situation in Afghanistan is hectic, Because of the Taliban's advance to the capital and all big cities and taking under control almost all country tens of thousands of people in fear of the new regime run to escape to neighboring countries. (globalgiving.org)
- On the night of March 21, strong tremors had jolted most parts of Punjab and Haryana after an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, causing people to rush out of buildings. (tribuneindia.com)
Seeks1
- The pilot phase of this project, now underway, seeks to digitize, catalog and upload as many of the 43 books that were published in Afghanistan between 1871 and 1900 as can be located. (nyu.edu)
Organizations2
- The government of Afghanistan and global health organizations are realizing and confirming that Afghanistan should have nearly 3500 midwives trained in the next five years to cover at least 85% of pregnancies. (onedayswages.org)
- The primary goal is to find individuals who have proven that their organizations and projects can result in significant advancement to girls' education. (borgenproject.org)
Opium1
- Although noninjection use of opium (smoking, vaporization, or oral ingestion) is traditional in Afghanistan, injecting likely represents a new behavior ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
Threat1
- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, international policy organization formed to combat the growing threat from extremist ideologies. (counterextremism.com)
Heroin1
- This type of money could truly turn Afghanistan from an impoverished and suffering country whose largest export is currently heroin to a country that is the envy of its neighbors. (borgenproject.org)
Poverty1
- The Borgen Project is an incredible nonprofit organization that is addressing poverty and hunger and working towards ending them. (borgenproject.org)
Years7
- The project will restore the availability of books that may have been destroyed or dispersed from libraries in Afghanistan in the course of 25 years of civil war. (nyu.edu)
- While much uncertainty remains, given the fluid situation in Afghanistan, there are huge opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, especially in sectors such as utilities and mining, if the country under the Taliban's leadership pursues peace and development after years of war, Chinese business representatives and experts noted. (globaltimes.cn)
- Another major sector of cooperation between China and Afghanistan is power generation, given the severe shortage of electricity that has affected daily life and development in the country, according to Yu, who has lived and worked in Afghanistan for 20 years. (globaltimes.cn)
- Afghanistan has long depended on international aid, but to address its pressing problems, including high unemployment for the past 20 years, peace and development are extremely important, and Chinese investments could be of great value in that process, Yu said. (globaltimes.cn)
- Q: My name is Bill Hammink and I'm here interviewing William Frej, as part of the ADST Afghanistan Project, looking at twenty years of our history there. (adst.org)
- How has the condition of women and girls in Afghanistan changed during the 20 years you have been covering Afghanistan? (pulitzercenter.org)
- The work on the project has been going on for the past two years, he added. (dailysabah.com)
Allies2
- In stark contrast to "intelligence" operations carried out by the United States and its allies in Afghanistan, the APV continue building their database, recording details about destitute and impoverished families whom they invite into projects aiming to help needy families subsist. (progressive.org)
- President Barack Obama has made clear he is counting on America's NATO allies for greater military contributions in Afghanistan. (motherjones.com)
Conflict2
- Afghanistan is a country trying desperately to recover from decades of conflict. (borgenproject.org)
- Afghanistan has long been a country that has endured conflict after conflict, and a multitude of hardships and struggles. (borgenproject.org)
Donors1
- Our movement is grassroots, to us that not only means the work on the ground is led by local leaders with the support of the community, but it also means that we raise the funds for our projects through everyday donors just like you. (onedayswages.org)
Make a donation1
- If you want to support future projects like this you can make a donation to the fund below. (onedayswages.org)
Ministry1
- The Education Ministry and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) have launched a joint project to provide football education to 100,000 students. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
Electricity3
- CASA-1000, the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project, represents a major milestone. (eurasiareview.com)
- In May, a group of Chinese firms was set to invest $400 million into a coal-fired electricity generation project, according to an official statement at the time. (globaltimes.cn)
- Batuhan Biçer, site manager of the electricity project, said the change in administration this August "did not impact their work. (dailysabah.com)
Fund1
- As a nonprofit journalism organization, we depend on your support to fund more than 170 reporting projects every year on critical global and local issues. (pulitzercenter.org)
Government2
- Like other peoples in Afghanistan, the Azeris suffer under a self-serving government. (joshuaproject.net)
- A long term, recurring revenue stream for The Government of Afghanistan, through the sale of natural gas. (afghan-wireless.com)
Sweden1
- The "Pen Afghanistan, Open Afghanistan" event was held on 29th September in Gothenburg, Sweden. (lu.se)
Organization4
- The Afghanistan Midwifery Project (AMP) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping the women of Afghanistan through childbirth, and other women's health issues. (wikipedia.org)
- The focus of Arman's organization, Teach for Afghanistan , is to reduce girls' dropout rates by increasing the number of female educators. (borgenproject.org)
- The International Labor Organization, reporting two months ago, said Afghanistan has the highest unemployment rate of any country in the world. (progressive.org)
- Afghanistan health profile 2015 / World Health Organization. (who.int)
Cooperation1
- In Kunduz province of Afghanistan, IBC distributed food materials to more than 600 families in cooperation with the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Presidency, Kunduz province, and to 100 families in total, 620 families in need received food parcels. (globalgiving.org)
Prevalence3
- Limited prevalence data for HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) exist for Afghanistan. (cdc.gov)
- Little data are available on HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and associated risk behavior in Afghanistan. (cdc.gov)
- Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among health workers in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study. (bvsalud.org)
Health4
- Afghanistan currently rests near the bottom of the World Health Organization's list for infant mortality rates, child birth fatalities, and prenatal care. (wikipedia.org)
- This cross-sectional study assessed the LTBI burden among health care workers in Afghanistan , a high-TB-burden country. (bvsalud.org)
- LTBI is high among health care workers in Afghanistan . (bvsalud.org)
- 1. Health Status - Afghanistan 2. (who.int)