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IWPR Afghan Programme: Afghan Humanitarian Reporting and Journalists' Training Programme
This programme supports the recovery of the Afghan media by training journalists, syndicating articles on humanitarian recovery and democratisation to the local press, and supporting joint research and other projects with regional publications and training institutions.
Afghan Election Updates Project Highlights +
September '09
IWPR Afghanistan
Biannual Review		 Afghanistan Map
Reporting Impact +
June '09		  
11 Nov 09 | Afghan Recovery Report  345
Some officials say Herat frontier checkpoint giving Taleban a backdoor into Afghanistan.
By Zia Ahmadi and Mustafa Saber in Herat (ARR No. 345, 11-Nov-09)
Conflicting reports of dead and injured following US supply drop incident.
By Mustafa Saber in Herat (ARR No. 345, 10-Nov-09)
But government-declared state of emergency seen by some as motivated more by political interests than health concerns.
By Habiburrahman Ibrahimi, Mustafa Saber and Abdul Latif Sahak in Kabul, Heart and Mazar-e-Sharif (ARR No. 345, 12-Nov-09)
 
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3 Nov 09 | Afghan Recovery Report  344
Western and Afghan forces try to find out why an otherwise normal young man snapped and killed men he had worked with for months.
By Aziz Ahmad Tassal and Mohammad Ilyas Dayee in Lashkar Gah (ARR No. 344, 5-Nov-09)
IWPR Comment
By Jean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan director based in Kabul (03-Nov-09)
Afghan Election Updates 2009
Majority seem relieved they will not have to take part in second round of voting.
By IWPR reporters (ARR No. 344, 4-Nov-09)
It comes after years of drought, which resulted tin failed harvests and food crises.
By Abdul Latif Sahak in Balkh (ARR No. 344, 4-Nov-09)
Project Highlights
Press freedom campaigners hail IWPR’s “lead role” in reporting the case of Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh.
By Jean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan programme director, and IWPR staff (04-Nov-09)
26 Oct 09 | Afghan Recovery Report  343
Afghan Election Updates 2009
One week before second round of troubled presidential elections, both candidates are engaging in potentially dangerous brinkmanship.
By Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul (ARR No. 344, 29-Oct-09)
Many residents say the fraud and intimidation that marred the first round has put them off taking part in the second.
By Mohammad Shafi Ferozi and Mohammad Ishaq Quraishi in Herat (ARR No. 343, 26-Oct-09)
A wave of demonstrations has hit Afghanistan over rumours that US forces burned several copies of the Koran.
By Abdullah Obaidi in Wardak (ARR No. 343, 26-Oct-09)
Many Afghans believe foreign forces providing support for insurgents in the north.
By Ahmad Kawoosh in Mazar-e-Sharif (ARR No. 343, 26-Oct-09)
21 Oct 09 | Afghan Recovery Report  342
Afghan Election Updates 2009
Election commission officials call for second round of voting, but time, weather, and security are against them.
By Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul (ARR No. 342, 21-Oct-09)
12 Oct 09 | Afghan Recovery Report  341
Once one of the most stable provinces, parts of Kunduz are falling under Taleban control.
By Gul Rahim Niazmand in Kunduz (ARR No. 341, 12-Oct-09)
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But government says Herat now safer after death of Ghulam Yahya Akbari in fight with Afghan and foreign troops.
By Mustafa Saber in Siyawooshan Village, Herat (ARR No. 341, 12-Oct-09)
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The New York TimesRecent double bombing in Baghdad has cast doubt on the government's ability to guarantee security and prompted fears such violence may affect voter turnout in anticipated January elections, writes iWPR reporter Ali Karim.
The New York TimesProtests are sweeping the country in the wake of allegations that American troops burned copies of the Quran during a patrol in a province near Kabul, a charge strongly denied by U.S. military officials, writes IWPR reporter Abdullah Obaidi.
The New York Times“The challenges of organizing a new poll within a few weeks are daunting, and it may ultimately prove impossible to carry out,” forecasts IWPR editor Hafizullah Gardesh.
The New York TimesJean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan director, assesses reports of low voter turnout and allegations of fraud in country’s presidential and provincial councils elections.
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