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Women

USAID recognizes 10 Afghan women for ‘Champion Awards’

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Pajhwok
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Oct 29, 2018 - 20:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): Ten ‘champions of women ’s empowerment’ in Afghanistan received awards on Monday from the USAID )-funded Promote: Women in Government (WIG) project, a statement said The ten included five from the public sector and five representing...
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51 percent of Bamyan voters constitute women

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Oct 17, 2018 - 19:53
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): As many as 14 electoral offenses registered during campaigning for Saturday’s Wolesi Jirga elections in central Bamyan province, have been addressed, an official said on Wednesday. Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (...
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USAID launches anti-harassment e-learning resource

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Pajhwok
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Oct 15, 2018 - 16:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US government’s Promote: Women in Government (WIG) project, funded by the US Agency for International Development ( USAID ), have launched the “Professionalism in the Workplace” e-Learning video, according to a statement on...
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Women’s participation essential for inclusive and credible elections: UN

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nasir Ahamad sidiqi
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Oct 14, 2018 - 19:24
KABUL (Pajhwok): The full participation of women in Afghanistan ’s electoral process is vital to ensure that upcoming parliamentary elections are inclusive and credible, said the UN’s top envoy in a meeting with Afghan women from civil society ,...
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300 women complete civil service internship program

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Pajhwok
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Sep 25, 2018 - 20:36
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of female interns graduated from a one-year civil service internship program and received government-issued certificates here on Tuesday. The US government’s Women in Government (WIG) and Women’s Leadership Development (WLD...
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Lack of female observers to negatively impact elections

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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Sep 25, 2018 - 14:40
KABUL (Pajhwok): There are concerns that a limited number of women observers would oversee the upcoming polls due to security, cultural restrictions and other reasons, something that could affect transparency and women’s participation in the...
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In a province of 1.5m, only 2 women contesting lower house polls

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Pajhwok Report
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Sep 24, 2018 - 14:30
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Few women have been contesting Wolesi Jirga and District Council polls in southeastern Khost province due to cultural problems and lack of awareness regarding women’s participation in elections. Khost has 12 districts and a 1.5...
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In Helmand, women candidates up against odds

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Zainullah Stanikzai
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Sep 23, 2018 - 16:54
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Women candidates for Wolesi Jirga from southern Helmand province grumble about cultural and security impediments to displaying their portraits and banners in crowded places of the city. Helmand province has eight seats in the...
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Kunduz women may not vote due to insecurity

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Ajmal kakar
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Sep 12, 2018 - 19:03
KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): A number of women in northern Kunduz province say they may not vote in the Oct 20 Wolesi Jirga elections due to insecurity. They say the Taliban control most of the province’s areas, particularly Dasht-i-Archi and Qalazal...
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Concord state rep: Afghan woman beats seasoned rival

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Pajhwok Monitor
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Sep 12, 2018 - 14:39
KABUL (Pajhwok): An Afghan refugee woman has defeated her seasoned rival in the Democratic primary for a seat in the New Hampshire legislature, a media report said on Wednesday. Safiya Wazir, according to the Concord Monitor, beat District 17 State...
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Kabul meeting stresses women’s capacity-building

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Naheed Bashardost
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Sep 02, 2018 - 21:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): Participants of a meeting on Sunday termed the existing policies regarding women ’s presence in government and private sectors as “ineffective” and urged Afghan-led polices in this regard.
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$5.6m Canadian project for Afghan women panned

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Pajhwok Monitor
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Aug 28, 2018 - 15:19
KABUL (Pajhwok): A $5.6 million Canadian-funded project for boosting women 's capacity to influence decision-making processes has come in for flak. Launched by the Harper administration in 2013, Promoting Women's Political Participation in...
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Nazari wants public punishment for offenders of women rights

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Aug 11, 2018 - 19:31
KABUL (Pajhwok): Women Affairs Minister Dilbar Nazari has expressed concern over growing terrifying incidents of violence against women and demanded a public punishment for individual involved in incidents of violence against women. Addressing a...
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53pc of Afghan women experience physical violence

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Naheed Bashardost
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Jul 25, 2018 - 17:39
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said 53 percent of the Afghanistan women aged above 15 years endured physical violence.
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Paktia women also urge Taliban to renew ceasefire

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شکـور کامـران
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Jun 25, 2018 - 17:13
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Women coming together from different areas of southeastern Paktia province on Monday urged the Taliban to renew their ceasefire and join the peace process. Gathering at Women’s Network office in Gardez, the provincial capital, the...
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Peace convoy from Helmand welcomed in Kabul

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Jun 19, 2018 - 21:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Meshrano Jirga and female civil society activists welcomed the peace convoy from southern Helmand province upon reaching central capital Kabul on Tuesday. Initially a seven member group of youth started walking from Lashkargah...
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Nangarhar woman creates work opportunities for 3,000 more women

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Yousaf zarifi
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Jun 17, 2018 - 12:23
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Sharifa Ahmadzai, a widow and deputy head of Carpet Weavers Association in the eastern zone of the county, has helped generated work opportunities for 3,000 women , including 60 men. She had gone through up and downs in her life...
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Nangarhar women’s rally urges ceasefire extension

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Yousuf Zarifi
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Jun 14, 2018 - 16:51
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): In a rare show, tens of women on Thursday staged a peaceful rally in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province to demand extension in the truce between government and Taliban . Husna Ahmadzai, one of the rally organizers, said...
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Khost women claim denied paper ID cards

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Mohammad Haroon
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Jun 03, 2018 - 22:53
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): A number of women on Sunday protested against not giving them ID cards by the authorities concerned in southeastern Khost province. Dozens of women gathered in the provincial capital, Khost City, and accused the Population...
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Working women complain of insecurity and cultural taboo

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Ajmal Wesal
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Jun 02, 2018 - 15:58
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): The Women Affairs Department of central Uruzgan province says many educated women are prevented from working in offices due to security problems, cultural restrictions and lack of public awareness. Local officials acknowledge...
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