Afghans celebrate Nawroz (Afghan New Year) with zeal, enthusiasm and prayers for peace and prosperity: 21 March 2013

New year celebrations bring further prosperity and harmony to the Afghan people, who, after years of conflict, deserve a bright future, filled with optimism and hope.

International Women's Day celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan: 12 March 2013

The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) organized a meeting in Kabul to coordinate efforts to promote greater participation by women in politics. The meeting, attended by women's rights activists and the Independent Election Commission, discussed the challenges and obstacles facing women's participation in the upcoming election.

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At a gathering in Kabul, women's rights activists underlined the need for greater participation by women in politics and civil society.

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Senior Afghan Government representatives, parliamentarians and rights activists discuss problems faced by the Afghan women, at a one-day conference in Kabul: 05 March 2013

 Senior Afghan Government representatives, parliamentarians and rights activists discussed problems faced by the Afghan women, at a one-day conference in Kabul, today. Speaking at the conference, supported by UN agencies and the Japan aid agency (JICA), the Minister for Public Health, Dr. Suraiya Dalil cited a significant progress made in reducing the maternal mortality rate in Afghanistan which has dropped from 1,600 per 100,000 live births in 2001 to 327 now.

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