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February 2008

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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Afghanistan

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Makeshift refugee camp at Jalozai, Pakistan
29.02.2008 Sadat tuhannet Iranista häädetyt afgaanit asuvat vaatimattomissa telttaleireissä ympäri Afganistania. Karkotetut jäävät kaiken avun ulkopuolelle.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Iran] [Refugees]
Image: Makeshift refugee camp at Jalozai, Pakistan © Integrated Regional Information Networks
22.02.2008 The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that its military is holding Canadian Television journalist Jawed Ahmad, but refused to disclose any further information.
From Committee to Protect Journalists
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Related topics/regions: [United States] [Media]
Ehsan Zia answers questions at an IDS seminar /Photo credit: Guy Collender/IDS
22.02.2008 Decades of warring guns may have turned Afghanistan into a ‘collapsed state’, but the country is now on the road to recovery, says Ehsan Zia, the Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Community Development Councils help villagers decide their own projects while microfinance initiatives have benefited women in rural areas.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Development] [Education] [Poverty] [Microcredit] [Narcotics] [Governance]
Image: Ehsan Zia answers questions at an IDS seminar /Photo credit: Guy Collender/IDS
21.02.2008 A repeat of 9/11 or 7/7 is inevitable if - as is a distinct possibility - NATO fails in its mission in Afghanistan, a former secretary-general of the military alliance said today.
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20.02.2008 Kirkon Ulkomaanavun toiminnanjohtaja Antti Pentikäisen mielestä rauha Afganistanissa ei ole tällä hetkellä kestävällä pohjalla. Hänen mukaansa kaikkien osapuolien, myös talebanien, kanssa pitäisi neuvotella. Pentikäisen mukaan Afganistanin jälleenrakentamista on ajateltava 30 vuoden perspektiivillä.
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From: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu
Related topics/regions: [War and peace]
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15.02.2008 Aid to Afghanistan is in crisis, with international donors calling for greater transparency and accountability but themselves failing to adhere to these values, says a new report.
From: ActionAid
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Afghanistan: poppy cultivation
06.02.2008 Afghanistan's poppy crop is likely to be a second successive bumper harvest, says the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Image: Afghanistan: poppy cultivation © IRIN
04.02.2008 Onko itsemurhapommittajaksi värvätty lapsi taistelija vai lapsisotilas? Määrittely vaikuttaa siihen, kuinka YK voi yrittää vapauttaa alaikäisiä itsemurhapommittajia ääriryhmien kynsistä.
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