Women s rights law debate in Afghan Parliament halted by MPs
The MPs reportedly cut short the debate on a law to prevent crimes against women.
May 18 2013, 2:05 pm
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The MPs reportedly cut short the debate on a law to prevent crimes against women.
May 18 2013, 2:05 pm
Read MoreDozens of Afghan activists have marked Valentine`s Day by marching in Kabul to denounce violence against women.
February 14 2013, 4:37 pm
Read MoreWomen senators from Afghanistan have said they wanted US troops out of their country and would not mind having the Taliban.
February 14 2013, 7:49 pm
Read MoreAn alarming number of Afghan women are setting themselves on fire in a desperate attempt to escape abuse, torture and domestic violence, human rights officials have said.
December 14 2012, 10:58 am
Read MoreThe Afghan Army is training female special forces to take part in night raids against insurgents, breaking new ground in an ultraconservative society and filling a vacuum left by departing international forces.
February 15 2013, 10:04 am
Read MoreAt least 10 children were killed and six women were injured in Afghanistan`s Kunar province in a security operation involving NATO`s aircraft.
April 8 2013, 8:07 am
Read MoreA rights group revealed that Afghanistan`s policewomen suffer sexual assault by male colleagues, often inside police stations, and called for women-only toilets and changing facilities to curb abuse.
April 26 2013, 12:43 am
Read MorePresident Hamid Karzai says both Taliban insurgents and the US military are to blame for an airstrike that killed 17 people, including a dozen children, during a fierce battle in eastern Afghanistan.
April 13 2013, 8:58 pm
Read MoreNext month`s elections should mark the first democratic transition of power in Pakistan.
April 25 2013, 12:59 pm
Read MoreA total of 17 civilians, including 12 children, died in a NATO-led air strike in the country`s Kunar province earlier this month, an investigation team established by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has found.
April 14 2013, 1:24 pm
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