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News850 volumes of the Holy Koran had completely been burned down in Laghman
A school was completely burned down by unidentified armed men in the Alingar district of Laghman province, local officials said. Spokesman for the Laghman Governor, Gul Rahman Hamdard told Wakht News Agency the school called...
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NewsThe Hazaras of Afghanistan
Manila Bulletin – Monday, November 8, 2010 Shah Marai, AFP/Getty ImagesKABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) – Afghanistan’s most repressed ethnic group, the Hazaras, have used their vote in recent parliamentary elections to win themselves a political voice...
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Human RightsNajeeba’s story
Najeeba Wazefadost Leaving your country for good is one of the hardest decisions a person can be forced to make. It means a break with all that you know – your family, your livelihood, your...
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ArtHazara filmmaker Burhan Qurbani directed a prize-winning film
Hazara People: We do respect all ethnic groups in Afghanistan but Hazaras are not Afghan. With Film, Afghan-German Is a Foreigner at Home By MICHAEL SLACKMAN Published: October 17, 2010 Burhan Qurbani directed a prize-winning...
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NewsThe identity of Afghan soldiers – murdering Two American fellow-workmen in Sangeen district – should be revealed
REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyThe ISAF Press Office at Kabul has stated to the correspondents that an Afghan national soldier has killed two soldiers of NATO. This incident took place at the American troops’ headquarters last night at...
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RefugeesDon’t deport refugees to danger
By Hadi ZaherIn the first six months of 2010, the UN has documented over 3268 Afghan civilian deaths. As a former refugee, I can understand and share the concerns of the many Afghan asylum seekers...
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NewsAfghanistan’s oppressed Hazaras use vote to claim a voice
Agence France-Presse Afghanistan’s most repressed ethnic group, the Hazaras, have used their vote in recent parliamentary elections to win themselves a political voice that could change their fate. Throughout the war-shattered country’s history, Hazaras have...
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EuropeBritish Museum to exhibit Afghan gold
Ben Farmer in Kabul, 03 Nov 2010 The British Museum will exhibit a hoard of ancient Afghan gold jewellery after Kabul today signs an agreement loaning the treasure to Britain. Bactrian Aphrodite', left, and a...
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NewsThe Hazara School
by Brian Platt It took me over an hour to get to Marefat School, far out on the outskirts of West Kabul. Once I was there, I didn’t want to leave. Marefat is a school...
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VideosBig Buddhas; The Buddhas of Bamiyan, Afghanistan; Buddhist Icons & Art
Mimi, Nov 5, 2010 The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan,...
By Omid Jafari