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Afghanistan Pen Association Marks 10 Years of Achievement
Afghanistan Pen Association Marks 10 Years of Achievement
Afghanistan Pen Association (APA) has published more than 120 books in various languages, namely Persian (Dari), Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, and Noristani over the past 10 years. APA also has played a significant role in enriching Afghanistan’s culture and literature…
Free and Fair Elections Require Impartial Election Commission
Free and Fair Elections Require Impartial Election Commission
The Cooperation Council of Political Parties and Coalitions of Afghanistan (CCPPCA) believes that free and fair elections are impossible if we do not have a totally impartial election commission. The Council asserts that the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) chairperson and…
Afghan Women Journalists Establish Support Committee
Afghan Women Journalists Establish Support Committee
More than twenty young Afghan women who have received journalism training in a year-long program organized by Equality Social and Cultural Organization (ESCO) in 2012/2013, established a “women journalists committee” on May 1, 2013 in Kabul.
Politics
Nai Grants Awards to Top Afghan Journalists
Nai Grants Awards to Top Afghan Journalists

Message to Afghan Women: Men’s Voice Needed in Fight for Women’s Rights
Message to Afghan Women: Men’s Voice Needed in Fight for Women’s Rights

Afghan Female Lawyers: Providing Hope for Female Detainees
Afghan Female Lawyers: Providing Hope for Female Detainees

The State Has Deprived Afghan Citizens of Access to Information
The State Has Deprived Afghan Citizens of Access to Information

Insecurity Is the Biggest Challenge for Afghanistan’s Upcoming Election
Insecurity Is the Biggest Challenge for Afghanistan’s Upcoming Election

Afghan Journalists’ Code of Practice Improves Journalistic Activities
Afghan Journalists’ Code of Practice Improves Journalistic Activities

Younger Generation should be Involved in Country’s Decision Making
Younger Generation should be Involved in Country’s Decision Making

Transitional Justice Coordination Group: Afghan Government must be very cautious with Taliban peace
Transitional Justice Coordination Group: Afghan Government must be very cautious with Taliban peace

Civil Society: One-third of Afghan National Assembly seats should be allocated to Political Parties
Civil Society: One-third of Afghan National Assembly seats should be allocated to Political Parties

Upcoming Presidential Election Will Determine the Human Rights Situation in Post-2014 Afghanistan
Upcoming Presidential Election Will Determine the Human Rights Situation in Post-2014 Afghanistan

Culture & Society
Herat’s Silk Industry Needs Urgent Support
Herat’s Silk Industry Needs Urgent Support

Private Institutes of Higher Education in Afghanistan Should Improve Performance
Private Institutes of Higher Education in Afghanistan Should Improve Performance

In Afghanistan, Women Can’t Count on Their Inheritance
In Afghanistan, Women Can’t Count on Their Inheritance

Our Lives and Property Will Be in Danger if We Return Home
Our Lives and Property Will Be in Danger if We Return Home

Despite Disabilities, Ambitious Anwar Continues Work
Despite Disabilities, Ambitious Anwar Continues Work

Despite Post-2014 Fears, Afghan Women’s Situation Is Promising
Despite Post-2014 Fears, Afghan Women’s Situation Is Promising

AISA: Afghan Industries Looking Optimistic
AISA: Afghan Industries Looking Optimistic

Violence against Women on the Rise in Afghanistan
Violence against Women on the Rise in Afghanistan

Kabul City’s Unmarked Streets Will Be Named after Famous Figures
Kabul City’s Unmarked Streets Will Be Named after Famous Figures

Wheaten Art Exhibition
Wheaten Art Exhibition

Insecurity Increases along Kabul-Jalalabad Road
Insecurity Increases along Kabul-Jalalabad Road

Ghazni Slow to Prepare for Festival of Islamic Civilization in 2013
Ghazni Slow to Prepare for Festival of Islamic Civilization in 2013

Opinions
Past Decade: New Era of Hope for Afghanistan’s Civil Society
Past Decade: New Era of Hope for Afghanistan’s Civil Society

Eleven Years after Fall of the Taliban: Violence Is Still Widespread Against Afghan Women
Eleven Years after Fall of the Taliban: Violence Is Still Widespread Against Afghan Women

Why Does Gender Inequality Persist in Afghanistan?
Why Does Gender Inequality Persist in Afghanistan?

Scandalous tales, France in 2013
Scandalous tales, France in 2013

Full Gender Equality in World Politics May Need Nearly 4 Decades
Full Gender Equality in World Politics May Need Nearly 4 Decades

How much do Members of Parliament earn?
How much do Members of Parliament earn?

An anatomy of vote buying
An anatomy of vote buying

The Theoretical Principles for National Unity in the Afghan Constitution
The Theoretical Principles for National Unity in the Afghan Constitution

The Outlook for Afghan Civil Society
The Outlook for Afghan Civil Society

What countries have the most expensive election campaigns in the world?
What countries have the most expensive election campaigns in the world?

What is a reasonable time for political parties to file financial reports?
What is a reasonable time for political parties to file financial reports?

Do our children’s stories promote violence?
Do our children’s stories promote violence?

Election
IEC: 2014 Elections Will Be Transparent and Universal if Security Is Ensured
IEC: 2014 Elections Will Be Transparent and Universal if Security Is Ensured

Political Parties and Civil Society: State Not Committed to Transparent Elections
Political Parties and Civil Society: State Not Committed to Transparent Elections

Saadati: Afghanistan’s Current Electoral System Should Be Changed
Saadati: Afghanistan’s Current Electoral System Should Be Changed

Behzad: National Assembly’s Lack of Political Parties Has Caused Lack of Agenda
Behzad: National Assembly’s Lack of Political Parties Has Caused Lack of Agenda

Afghan National Assembly’s Media-pool: Censorship or Facilitation?
Afghan National Assembly’s Media-pool: Censorship or Facilitation?

Less than 60 ‘Active’ Afghan Lawmakers out 249
Less than 60 ‘Active’ Afghan Lawmakers out 249

Facebook Gains Favor Among Members of Afghanistan’s National Assembly
Facebook Gains Favor Among Members of Afghanistan’s National Assembly

Afghan Annual Budget from Design to Approval
Afghan Annual Budget from Design to Approval

The Role of Parliamentary Groups on Parliament’s Performance
The Role of Parliamentary Groups on Parliament’s Performance

Will the Wolesi Jirga be able to solve its internal disputes in the upcoming legislative year?
Will the Wolesi Jirga be able to solve its internal disputes in the upcoming legislative year?

Parliamentary Groups Reach Out to Constituents during Winter Recess
Parliamentary Groups Reach Out to Constituents during Winter Recess


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Jawadi to Afghan National Assembly: Less Political Wrangling, More Action
Jawadi to Afghan National Assembly: Less Political Wrangling, More Action
In an interview with www.bamadad.af, Sarwar Jawadi, legal expert and former member of the Afghan National Assembly (NA) asserted that the NA does not concentrate on the country’s most fundamental and pressing issues. 
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