Archive for the ‘Human Rights’ Category

Reports: Mega poultry farm to be setup in Nangarhar and a new school building inaugurated in Faryab

The foundation stone for a mega poultry farm was laid yesterday in the Kama district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to a Pajhwok Afghan News report. Senior officials told the news agency that it will employ over 1000 Afghan men and women, and that the project is expected to take three and half [...]

January 16, 2012   Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  One Comment

Salt Refinery Plant Inaugurated In Balkh Province

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that a $4 million private salt refinery was inaugurated today in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh. The factory was setup by the Mullah Azad Group, the director of the factory, Mahfoozullah Fagur, told PAN. The factory currently employs 200 people and will soon be raised to 1000 once another [...]

September 25, 2011   Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

Law and Justice Library Opens in Logar Province

Logar’s provincial government and the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) opened a new law and justice library building for the provincial court in Pol-e Alam, the capital of Logar province, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic said today. According to the release, more than 100 hundred employees [...]

August 14, 2011   Posted in: Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development  Comments Closed

Ghazni to get two more schools and a sports gymnasium

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on 2 new school buildings started yesterday in Ghazni province. One building is for the Imam Qaem Bakawel High School, and the other is for the Al Biruni Girl’s High School. Once completed, both school buildings will have 12 classrooms and 4 administrative rooms. Funding the [...]

June 5, 2011   Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

Afghan students graduate from a major university and others receive scholarships

32 Afghan students celebrated their graduation yesterday from the American University of Afghanistan. The students, including eight women, received bachelor’s degrees in business, information technology, computer science, political science, and public administration. These Afghan students have made history as they are the American University of Afghanistan’s first graduating class. United States Ambassador Karl Eikenberry participated [...]

May 27, 2011   Posted in: Education, Human Rights, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

New building for a girl’s high school inaugurated in Balkh province

Yesterday, Afghanistan’s education ministry announced that a new building for the Am Albalad Girl’s High School was inaugurated in the capital of Balkh province, Mazar-e Sharif. Students, teachers, education officials and community leaders attended a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new building. The new building was built in one year at cost of [...]

April 17, 2011   Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

Two new maternity hospitals opened in Afghanistan’s province of Wardak

Two new 30-bed maternity hospitals were recently opened in Afghanistan’s Wardak province, which is located in the central east region of country. The Bibi Khairi Gul hospital was built in Hessa Dowom and the Shirin Taj Hospital was built in Tagaab Village. Both are one-story buildings which took 16 months to complete. Funding for the [...]

April 15, 2011   Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

2 new school buildings inaugurated and 2 new school buildings to be built in northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday and today that 2 new school buildings have been opened, and two new school buildings will be built in northern Afghanistan. In Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Badghis, a new building for a girl’s elementary school in Qadis district has been opened. The new building took 1 year to build [...]

April 3, 2011   Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  One Comment

Afghans give back, donate $1 million to Japanese people affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency (BAN) reported today that a check for $1 million was given to Japan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Rechero Takachi. The money will go towards helping the Japanese people affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. The money was handed over by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zalmai Rasool and Minister [...]

March 30, 2011   Posted in: Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development  2 Comments

Afghan Woman Receives Global Award!

Today in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), received the inaugural Enterprising Women’s 2011 Global Women’s Hall of Fame award. Dr. Terry Neese, Founder of The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women, presented Dr. Yacoobi the award at the 9th Annual Enterprising Women of the [...]

March 11, 2011   Posted in: Education, Health News, Human Rights, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

Generous pledge from Japan to protect lives and livelihoods in Afghanistan

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) said yesterday that the government of Japan has signed an agreement with them in which $19 million dollars will be provided so that three eight-month projects can be completed that will protect lives and livelihoods in Afghanistan. According to a report from UNOPS: The first project will [...]

March 1, 2011   Posted in: Environmental Issues, Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development  Comments Closed

Girl’s Middle School In Kunduz Gets New Building

Today, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced that a new school building for the Haji Hussein Girl’s Middle School in the Aliabad district of Kunduz province has been inaugurated. Government officials, community leaders, teachers and students attended the opening ceremony. The new building took 8 months to build at a cost of $341,000. Funding for the [...]

February 14, 2011   Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  Comments Closed