Afghanistan

Evidence – if more was needed – of the intensification of the Afghan war has come in the United Nations’ annual report on civilian casualties. 25 per cent more civilians were killed in the conflict in 2014 than in 2013, almost all Afghans by Afghans.

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 105 year VII

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 104 year VII

The Afghan state, Afghan civil society and the international community must adapt key Afghan social, religious, economic and cultural-normative structures and institutions in ways that are favorable to women’s enduring empowerment and development.

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 103 year VII

Source: HBS Mobility has long been a survival strategy for many Afghans during the past decades of conflict and economic uncertainty. This article discusses the impact of a deteriorating security situation, international security transitions, a […]

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 102 year VII

In June 2005 President Karzai signed the new Law on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to replace the Taliban-era regulation on NGOs. Under the Taliban-era law the many private sector contractors delivering services and humanitarian aid were listed as among some 2,400 NGOs.

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Violence and threats against Afghanistan’s journalists by the government and security forces are increasing, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These attacks put at risk the gains inmedia freedom in Afghanistan since 2001.