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April 26th, 2008
PangeaDay: Videos to change the world on May 10th 
· 13:26
On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in seven different languages worldwide to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones with one unique purpose: to make each other know about the lives of others and focus on what makes us similar, instead of what makes us different and let us work together towards peace. 6 comments · »»
April 9th, 2008
Afghanistan: First blogging workshop in Kabul
· 07:48
The Afghan Association of Blog Writers (Afghan Penlog) overcame financial difficulty and obstacles like electricity shortages to organize the first blogging workshop in their history. The workshop was held in Kabul on April 3-4, in association with Nasim Fekrat and Masoumeh Ebrahimi, two active Afghan bloggers. 5 comments · »»
March 18th, 2008
Afghanistan: Women's Day in the Unrest Country
· 04:50
March the Eighth was the International Women's Day, a global celebration of the unsung heroes who make society function. Afghan bloggers noted it was happening, but placed the long struggle for women's rights in a rather historical context.
Mohammed Khairy laments,
In my country, Afghanistan, women are always marching and protesting ... 1 comment · »»
February 14th, 2008
Blogging for a freer Afghanistan
· 22:48
Nasim Fekrat in Kabul has been a very active blogger for years. He has an English blog, a Dari/Farsi one, and a photo blog. He has also contributed to several citizen media projects such as Afghan Press and Afghan Penlog. He talks with us about challenges and achievements in Afghanistan's ... 6 comments · »»
January 25th, 2008
Afghanistan: Returned Refugees, Police Fatigue and Freezing Children
· 05:46
There has been a series of articles on the plight of Afghanistan's police. Bipasha Ray notes one of the many problems facing the creation of a police force from scratch:
[There are] overworked and grossly underpaid and under-equipped policemen on the verge of mutinying, in charge of enormous swaths of land.
He ... 4 comments · »»
January 24th, 2008
Afghanistan: Death Sentence for Distributing Blog Article
· 15:48
The Afghan Association Blog Writers (Afghan Penlog), a community established by a group of Afghan activist bloggers, has expressed deep concern for a young journalist Sayed Parwiz Kambakhsh who was condemned to death by a local court.
He has been a reporter for Jahan-e Naw (New World) weekly and a student ... 4 comments · »»
December 31st, 2007
Afghanistan: From Bhutto to Christmas, Child Marriage to the Plight of Women
· 06:11
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Joshua Foust briefly considers the murder of Benazir Bhutto, then looks at what else is affecting the country—notably, the growing problem of child sexual exploitation. 0 comments · »»
November 13th, 2007
Afghanistan: Explosions of Violence
· 17:50
More than 40 people, including five Afghan lawmakers and a number of children, were murdered on Tuesday in one of the deadliest suicide attacks since the fall of the Taliban, said Afghan officials. Several bloggers share their regret and opinions on this topic.
Sanjar says[Fa] that many people including five ... 0 comments · »»
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May 16th, 2008
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Joshua Foust looks into interrelation of two problems - lack of paved roads in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgents planting their improvised explosive devices.
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