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Afghanistan

Ahmad Fahim Hakim: “Peace talks with the Taliban lack red lines, clear policy, and transparency”

Ahmad Fahim Hakim is a civil society and human rights activist. He was previously the Deputy Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. He is a graduate of York University in Britain.

Thursday 24 April 2014

Saeed Haqiqi: “There is a fear in the air of 2014”

Saeed Haqiqi is a journalist and writer from Herat.

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Mary Nabard Ayeen: “Women’s rights must not be sacrificed in a peace deal with the Taliban”

Mary Nabard Ayeen is a journalist. She is the Deputy Director of Bhakhtar News Agency, the official state news agency of Afghanistan, and Managing Editor of the weekly publication Seerat.

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 65 year VI

Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 65 year VI

Monday 21 April 2014

Country update : the World Bank Group in Afghanistan (English)

The contents of this newsletter focus on World Bank Group support, ongoing operations, the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust, project results, and IFC Advisroy Services Projects. The ongoing operations mentioned in this newsletter concern education and training, the financial sector, health, infrastructure, rural development, social safety nets, and urban development.

Monday 21 April 2014

Mir Mohammad Yaqub Mashuf: “The government’s actions for women are empty and symbolic”

Mohammad Yaqub Mashuf is an economist and writer. He also collaborates with mainstream Afghan media and produces articles on economic and political affairs.

Monday 21 April 2014

Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 64 year VI

Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 64 year VI

Friday 18 April 2014

Seraj ul-Haq Fazl: “Educated Afghans will prevent a repetition of the past”

Seraj ul-Haq Fazl is a judicial adviser to Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry. He studied at the Islamic Azad University in Iran and obtained a BA from the School of Law and Political Science and an MA in International Law.

Friday 18 April 2014

Momina Yari: “I am most worried about the lack of security”

Momina Yari is a member of the Loya Jirga Commission for the US-Afghanistan Agreement and has also worked as a member of the Independent Elections Commission for the past seven years.

Thursday 17 April 2014

Sayed Ishaq Gailani: “Our only demand is attention to education”

Sayed Ishaq Gailani is the leader of the National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan and current member of the Wolesi Jirga “House of Representatives” National Assembly of Afghanistan. He spent many years living in exile during the Soviet invasion and the Taliban civil wars.

Wednesday 16 April 2014