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PARWAN, Afghanistan, Nov 13 2025 (IPS) - When Roya, a former police officer under Afghanistan’s Republic government, left the country with her family, she felt a great sense of relief, having escaped ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: ‘We Have Stitched Our Hearts to Hope’: The Unseen Resistance of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
Afghan women say that they respond to Taliban oppression in vastly different ways depending on their social, cultural, and personal contexts.
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: When Taliban Shut Down the Internet, Women Lost their Lifeline to Aid, Education & Each Other
NEW YORK, October 22 (IPS) - When the Taliban recently cut off the Internet and phone networks across Afghanistan, millions of women and girls were silenced. For those with connectivity, the blackout ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: Afghan President Visits Flood-Hit Parwan Province, Pledges Urgent Aid Package
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pledged an urgent aid and recovery package to the residents of Parwan Province, which has been hit by heavy flooding in recent days. During a ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: Afghanistan’s Ahmadi: I want to be the best in the world
Founded by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, conquered some ten centuries later and then the site of a Mongol invasion, the central region of Parwan has played a pivotal role in much of Afghanistan’s ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: Fatima’s Story: The Struggles of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons Feb 18 2025 (IPS) - Fatima Mohammadi was ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: ISAF Transfers Parwan Province Security to Afghan Forces
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker witnessed the security responsibilities for Parwan ...
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: From the archives: Night patrol in Afghanistan’s Parwan province, 2015
Parwan Province, Afghanistan, June 3, 2015: American and Czech troops wait to board a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter at Bagram Air Field during a nighttime reconnaissance patrol in Parwan province.
News Afghanistan » Parwan » Life: U.S., Afghanistan Agree to Turnover of Parwan Detention Facility
An agreement signed here today sets in motion the transfer of the detention facility in Parwan, Afghanistan, to Afghan control. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and coalition forces ...