Afghanistan: Changes Coming for Afghan Peace Council
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanSteps include increasing female representation and reaching out to civil societyBy IWPR AfghanistanAfghanistan’s High Peace Council...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Children Targeted by Drug Gangs
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanMinors are seen as the ideal way to smuggle and supply narcotics.By Azara AzizActivists and officials in the Afghan province of Herat...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Child Marriages on the Rise in Afghan Province
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanActivists warn that public awareness campaigns are having little impact.By Sohdaba EhrariLaila, a 15-year-old girl from the Gozra...
View ArticleAfghanistan: No Respite for Kabul’s Street Children
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanTens of thousands beg or sell trinkets rather than attending school.By Pazhman PazhohishEight-year-old Sohrab spends her days looking...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Women's Vocational Training Neglected
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanConcerns that schemes designed to help women become economically self-sufficient have been abandoned.By Ahmad ShahGender rights...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Schools Focus of Conflict in Afghan Province
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanDebate hears of “staggering” amount of damage caused to the system.By Mohammad Hamid HashimiChildren are being denied access to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan’s Domestic Violence Loophole
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanPenal code allows men to claim extenuating circumstances in cases of so-called honour killings.By Zarghona SalihiCampaigners are calling...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Hope for Afghan Women Traded to End Feuds
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanCampaigners hail progress in efforts to end ancient practice.By Suhaila AhmadiWhen families in some parts of Afghanistan fall out over...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan's Modern Day Slave Labourers
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanWhole families live and work in brick factories, struggling to pay off impossible debts.By Mahfooz ul-HaqSajid, 13, has been...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: civilians caught up in revenge attacks
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanRelatives of both of state security operatives and insurgents say they are subject to harassment from the other side.By Farid TanhaGul...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Conservative Traditions Limiting Progress
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanEvent hears how social development has suffered as a result.By Mosa Khan ZabuliConservative traditions are holding back progress in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Finding Schools for Afghan Returnees
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAn influx of former refugees returning from Pakistan has put intense pressure on services.By FahimullahWhen Qareeb-ul-Rahman...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Depression Rampant Among Afghan Women
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanGender violence, poverty and associated social problems fuels widespread mental health problems.By Sudabah EhrariThe razor scars on...
View ArticleIraq: Bringing Water Back to Kafr Nabl
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: IraqProject focuses on solving long-standing distribution problems.By Nisrine al-AhmadLocals in Kafr Nabel have high hopes of a revived water...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan’s Child Beggars
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanImpoverished parents and organised gangs routinely exploit children for profit.By Ozra AzizFarishta lay on the ground by a busy road...
View ArticleAfghanistan: School Closures Hit Afghan Province
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanA lack of security in districts means that boys and girls can simply not learn.Civil society activists are warning that the state school...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Boys Sold for Sex in Afghan Province
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanActivists warn of flourishing trade in male prostitution and “bacha bazi” or boy play.By Qayum Babak The majestic blue-tiled Hazrat...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Betrothed in the Womb
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanThe consequences of early marriage often ruin girls’ lives.By Sohaila AhmadiBibi Asma was in her cradle when her father promised her in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Fighting for Disability Rights
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanDisabled people say they face social prejudice and government inaction.By Farid TanhaFazluddin, a tall, thin 25-year-old who lives in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Child Labour in Afghan Coal Mines
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanUnderage workers routinely endure hot, dusty and dangerous conditions.By Yaqub AzordaShir Ahmad, 12, spends all day working in the pitch...
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