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QALA-E-NAW - A year after his expulsion from Iran for not having a work permit, Abdul Majid, 26, has found paid employment in Muqor District, Badghis Province, northwestern Afghanistan. But it is not a normal job: “My son has joined the Taliban,” Majid’s father, Bismillah, told IRIN, adding that he had had no contact with his son for over three months. full report



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AFGHANISTAN: Women’s rights trampled despite new law

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AFGHANISTAN: Women’s rights trampled despite new law
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VIETNAM: Government leads region in climate change challenge
HANOI, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Serious efforts are under way to respond to the impact of climate change in Vietnam but a lack of capacity and resources remains a challenge, experts say.
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GLOBAL: Prepare for "climaggedon"
JOHANNESBURG, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Rice producing Asian countries had to contend with poor rains in 2009, and now another season of low rainfall has been forecast for some of them, which has prompted concern whether the price of the grain could go up later in 2010.
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NAIROBI, 5 March 2010 (IRIN) - Here are the most popular new articles on the IRIN website over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly. This feature was launched on 18 July, but will display the latest, most popular items of today.
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INDONESIA: Small-scale disasters take their toll
CIWIDEY, 3 March 2010 (IRIN) - Small-scale disasters affect thousands of Indonesians every year, yet the floods and landslides that constantly hit the country are overshadowed by more devastating events, agencies say.
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GLOBAL: Free care for expectant mothers - is it enough?
DAKAR, 2 March 2010 (IRIN) - The government of Sierra Leone has announced that from Independence Day (27 April) it will abolish user fees for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five, but will this, on its own, improve their lot?
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