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Removal of HR campaigners slammed

KABUL. "The removal of the three committed Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)'s commissioners will spark worries around the world about Afghanistan's stance on human rights," the party's spokesman, Hamidullah Farooqi, told a gathering in Kabul. On Friday, the president's…

Violence against Jawzjan women on the rise

SHIBERGHAN (PAN have almost doubled in northern Jawzjan province, a senior human rights official said on Wednesday. There has been an alarming increase in violence against women, said the Independent Human Rights Commission Director for Jawzjan, Faryab, and Sara-i-Pul provinces.…

Afghanistan’s population reaches 26m

KABUL's population has increased from 24.5 million to about 26 million, an official said on Sunday, quoting figures from Central Statistics Organisation (CSO). In 2009, the country's population stood at 24.5 million and reached 26 million in 2010, with 5.7…