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AFGHANISTAN: Child forced marriages still a common tradition
23 February 2007
(IRIN
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In Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of northern Balkh province, 17-year-old Humaira Taiba is considering committing suicide.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/69984/28/AFGHANISTAN-Child-forced-marriages-still-a-common-tradition
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AFGHANISTAN: Economy, violence hit prospects for youth
23 February 2007
(IRIN
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Poverty, a war-shattered infrastructure and poor security are preventing millions of young Afghans from having an education or paid work, officials and aid groups have said.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/69985/28/AFGHANISTAN-Economy-violence-hit-prospects-for-youth
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AFGHANISTAN: Girls miss out on full education
23 February 2007
(IRIN
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Eighteen-year-old Diba is from northeastern Kunduz province, where she could be in her first year of high-school. Instead, her father has forced her to stop her education.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/69986/28/AFGHANISTAN-Girls-miss-out-on-full-education
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AFGHANISTAN: War crimes immunity bill passes second hurdle
22 February 2007
(IRIN
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The upper house of Afghanistan's parliament or 'Meshrano Jirga', on Tuesday adopted a controversial amnesty bill granting immunity for all war crimes. The decision comes less than a month after the 249-seat lower house, known as 'Wolesi Jirga', approved it.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70322/AFGHANISTAN-War-crimes-immunity-bill-passes-second-hurdle
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AFGHANISTAN: Women forced to quit work because of insecurity
21 February 2007
(IRIN
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Increasing insecurity in the southern province of Helmand, where the conflict between the anti-government elements and the international forces has intensified in recent months, has been pushing more and more women out of the workforce back into their homes.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70290/AFGHANISTAN-Women-forced-to-quit-work-because-of-insecurity
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NEPAL: Maoists still holding child soldiers
21 February 2007
(IRIN
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The United Nations and several aid agencies in Nepal on Wednesday strongly urged the former Maoist rebels to return child soldiers to their families. Despite the peace agreement signed in November 2006, child soldiers have not been discharged by the Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA), although it has persistently denied recruiting children.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70299/NEPAL-Maoists-still-holding-child-soldiers
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AFGHANISTAN: Aid delivery limited by lack of information
21 February 2007
(IRIN
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The capture of Musa Qala by the Taliban three weeks ago and the fear of retaliatory bombing by international forces has forced hundreds of families to leave their homes, taking only essentials. However, a lack of accurate information on the extent of the problem is limiting the effectiveness of aid agencies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70306/AFGHANISTAN-Aid-delivery-limited-by-lack-of-information
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NEPAL: Madhesi threaten indefinite blockade and strikes
20 February 2007
(IRIN
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Leaders of the Madhesi community in the east of Nepal's southern Terai region have threatened indefinite nationwide strikes and blockades if the government fails to meet their demands.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70278/NEPAL-Madhesi-threaten-indefinite-blockade-and-strikes
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PAKISTAN: Agencies urge rethink on border landmines plan
19 February 2007
(IRIN
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Anti-landmine activists are concerned that a proposal, made in December by the Pakistani government, to mine its western border with Afghanistan will increase the landmine casualties and have called on the government to drop the plan. However, a military spokesman told IRIN the matter was still “under consideration”.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70250/PAKISTAN-Agencies-urge-rethink-on-border-landmines-plan
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NEPAL: Terai villagers fear return of violence
18 February 2007
(IRIN
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With only one day to go before a 10-day deadline set by Madhesi leaders for the government to meet their demands expires, community leaders and aid agencies are worried that violence will erupt again in the eastern part of Nepal’s southern Terai region.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/70242/NEPAL-Terai-villagers-fear-return-of-violence
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