Monthly Archive for March, 2008

Danish cartoons: one Afghan’s peaceful protest

Posted in Afghan Life, Articles on Mar 9th, 2008

Muhammad Sediq Afghan’s hunger strike has inspired dozens of others to join his nonviolent efforts
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Hundreds of demonstrators marched the streets of Kabul Sunday, calling for the eviction of Danish and Dutch troops, while in the western city of Herat, thousands assembled […]

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Unable To Cope With Returning Refugees

Posted in Afghan Life, Articles on Mar 4th, 2008

KABUL, Mar 4 - The rate of return of refugees to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries is causing tremendous stress to the Afghan government and society, government officials here say.
According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2007 alone the Iranian government deported over 360,000 Afghans, most of whom struggled to find […]

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