As the third International Conference on Safe Schools takes place, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is calling for better protection measures for schools in Afghanistan during turbulent election periods so that potential outbreaks of violence do not disrupt children’s access to quality education. “Concrete steps are required across all government ministries to enshrine the safety […]
Taliban warnings defied as Afghans flock to vote
Women help to swell the presidential election turnout to seven million, despite violence and reports of fraud and threats in the countryside writes Emma Graham-Harrison (The Observer, Saturday 5 April 2014) In anxious preparation for a historic presidential election, Afghanistan fortified its cities against attack, primed observers to detect fraud … then was blind-sided by a problem […]
Afghanistan’s women turn out to vote in historic presidential election
Reports are mixed about how women are voting in the country’s first democratic transfer of power. Security is high and it is clear that in some areas women are flocking to the ballot box. The Afghan Women’s Support Forum offers links to news organisations reporting events TOLO NEWS – Minute by minute coverage for […]