| May 09, 2005 |
| By: Hewad |
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| Afghanistan National Radio and TV, which has been pumping out government propaganda since its inception, has finally been privatised. It is the first time in the history of mass communication in Afghanistan that a huge establishment - with over 2,000 staff in the capital and provinces - has been detached from the government and put under the supervision of a five-member board. |
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| May 09, 2005 |
| By: Kate Clark - BBC News |
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| The only major Taleban figure to have been arrested by the Americans and then released, the former foreign minister, Wakil Ahmad Mutawakil, has given his first interview to a western news organisation since his release. |
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| May 09, 2005 |
| By: Afghanistan Coalition Press Information Center (Public Affairs) |
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| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Two insurgents were confirmed killed and another 21 suspected dead after a five-hour gun battle in the Laghman province Sunday. |
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| May 09, 2005 |
| By: Malaysia Star |
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| PUTRAJAYA: “Women in Afghanistan never grow old – they die before they can do so.”
Presenting this grim picture, Afghan Minister of Women's Affairs Dr Massouda Jalal said the average lifespan of her countrywomen was only 44 years. |
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| May 09, 2005 |
| By: BBC Online |
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| Many foreigners checked their e-mails at the busy city centre cafe A Burmese worker for the United Nations has died after Saturday's attack on an internet cafe in Kabul, bringing the number of dead to three. |
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