Afghanistan: German Embassy donates sports equipment — German Embassy Kabul
Deputy Ambassador Oliver Owcza handing over a sports donation provided by German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) to the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) (© German Embassy/Paaksimaa) In the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Transparent, Accountable and Sustainable Governance of Natural...
The Civil Society Natural Resources Monitoring Network is calling for more engagement between the government, civil society and local communitites. Photo: © Afghanistan Watch May 29, 2013 Kabul – In...
View ArticleAfghan Women’s Cycling Team Is Working All Gears — Green Prophet com
Cartoonist Charles Schulz wrote, “Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” A group of women in the mountains of Afghanistan, who likely never read his strip, don’t...
View ArticleGerman Afghan Dialogue on Peace and Islam — Federal Foreign Office article on...
German Afghan Dialogue on Peace and Islam Discussions with Federal President Gauck © Bundesregierung/Sandra Steins At the invitation of the Federal Foreign Office, a high ranking delegation of the...
View ArticleAfghan women and clerics, an alliance to improve rights — A Safe World for...
A group of Afghan female lawmakers and activists are eyeing an alliance with the country’s religious leaders, hoping to promote and enhance women’s rights through Islam in a joint campaign. Member of...
View ArticleA new way of life in Afghanistan’s Wakhan district —an opinion letter printed...
I was heartened to see the July 12 front-page article on Afghanistan’s Wakhan district [“ ‘The world has left us behind’ ”]. Certainly many points about the country’s marginalized groups and remote...
View ArticleCEO Notes: Governance and Reaching the Poorest in Fragile States — Aga Khan...
At the annual conference of the Society for International Development’s Washington chapter, Dr. Mirza Jahani, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A., was invited to say a few words on governance issues in...
View ArticlePakistan Reaches Out to US, India, Afghanistan — Voice of America news com
(…) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Sartaj Aziz (R), Pakistan’s foreign policy chief, speaks during a joint news conference in Islamabad August 1, 2013. ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s new...
View ArticleTechno-Raving and Dead-Goat Polo at the Silk Road Festival — Vice com
At the end of June, while a bunch of people were losing their minds listening to music and stomping around Chicago, I too was surrounded by good vibes and thousands of revelers glued to a sound system...
View ArticleVideo: Afghanistan VS Pakistan Friendship Football Match / مسابقه دوستانه...
Afghanistan VS Pakistan Friendship Football Match on 20th August 2013 at AFF Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan. مسابقه دوستانه فوتبال میان افغانستان و پاکستان به تاریخ ۲۹ اسد ۱۳۹۲ در استدیوم فدراسیون فوتبال...
View ArticleSAFAR – a musical journey to Afghanistan — Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Afghanistan enjoys a unique tradition of music dating back centuries. This was nearly destroyed by the Taliban regime’s ban on all forms of music, yet some traditional Afghan master musicians have...
View ArticleRole of Midwives in Improving Maternal and Child Health in Afghanistan — by...
Midwives are an integral and inseparable component of the health care delivery system. They play a vital role in improving maternal and neonatal health worldwide. Midwife is the first point of contact...
View ArticleNew school building established in Takhar — Wadsam com Afghanistan
A new building for a school in Warsaj district of Takhar has been established to provide better learning environment for the students. Previously, the students of this school were taught under tents....
View ArticleAfghanistan wins 2013 South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF)...
Afghanistan’s national football team celebrating their win Afghanistan made history tonight by defeating India 2-0 in the final match of the (SAFF) South Asian Football Federation Cup in Kathmandu,...
View ArticleAn Afghan community comes together to ensure girls’ education — UNISEF Org...
By Rajat Madhok International Day of the Girl Child is 11 October 2013. This year’s Day focuses on innovating for girls’ education. Smart and creative use of technology, policies, partnerships and,...
View ArticleUniversity of Central Asia: Social Entrepreneurship Seminars Held in Central...
The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA-SPCE) held a series of social entrepreneurship seminars for youth across the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan from 4...
View ArticleGermany: Prince Aga Khan IV visits KfW Development Bank — In English and...
News from 2014-02-10 / KfW Development Bank Close cooperation with the Development Network His Highness Prince Aga Khan IV (right) visited KfW in Berlin, where he also met Dr Norbert Kloppenburg,...
View ArticleNational round table on local economic development held in Bishkek — Kabar...
Bishkek, March 11 / Kabar/. Building a democratic state governed by the rule of law requires training the next generation of public and local self-government authorities. This was the focus of a...
View ArticleCanadian media experiences in Afghanistan at #CAJ14 — Canadian Association of...
OTTAWA, April 16, 2014 /CNW/ – The Canadian Association of Journalists is pleased to partner with Aga Khan Foundation Canada to present CBC journalist Mellissa Fung as a keynote speaker at #CAJ14,...
View ArticleUCA, Aga Khan Foundation sign MOU with Badakhshan University in Afghanistan —...
CA-NEWS (CA) - The University of Central Asia (UCA) and Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan, which are both part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), on April 19 signed a Memorandum of...
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