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FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Many women in western Ghor province say no problem can stop them from participating in this month’s presidential election and they will prevent the ballot from being rigged by a massive turnout.
According to election officials in Ghor, nearly 89,000 women have received voter cards for September 28 presidential election in the province.

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): A number of women in western Ghor province say they fear the ongoing peace negotiations with the Taliban could lead to a retreat from achievements of the past two decades such as democracy, freedom of speech and women’s rights.

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): A young woman has opened a restaurant in western Ghor province and created jobs for another 10 women in Lal wa Sar Jangal district of the province challenging gender-based discrimination and outdated traditions.

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Construction work on a school in a far-flung area of western Ghor province has been completed, benefitting 600 students, an official said on Thursday.
The school, constructed on two acres of land, has eight classrooms, four administrative rooms, a boundary wall and play grounds. The project cost 12 million afghanis provided the Japanese government and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Equipped with chairs, desks and other tools, the school has been built in the Madrassa locality on the outskirts of Ferozkoh, the provincial capital.

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Donning a military uniform, the governor of western Ghor province on Tuesday visited Dolina district to show her support for security forces.
Seema Joinda traveled 110 kilometres from Firozkoh, the provincial capital, and reached Shah Joy locality of Dolina district. Joinda said Afghan women like Malalai did standby security forces and did not leave them alone on the battlefield.

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Residents of Pasaband district of western Ghor province have complained they are in dire financial straits due to a road blockade by Taliban militants, asking the government to reopen the route and put to an end their plight.
The 170 kilometers road that connects Pasaband district with Firozkoh, the provincial capital, has been blocked by Taliban militants over the past one month.

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): “I want to go to my mother and father and play with the kids outside.”
It was the wish of an eight -year-old girl whose parent entered her into an arranged marriage with a 15-year-old boy last year.
Salima, who lives in Madrasa village of Ferozkoh, the provincial capital of western Ghor province, complained about life without her parents.
Salima’s father, 35, gave her in marriage in return for marrying another girl from her in-laws’ house as his second wife.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Helmand governor, who took office three months ago, on Monday claimed preventing injustice and land grab in the southern province.
During a meeting with tribal elders, Mirza Khan Rahimi said his administration was giving its best shot to maintaining security and ensuring development.
“We have received complaints that one piece of land has been allotted to several people. We have also reports that land for parks, mosque and public areas have been sold,” he said.

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): The provincial council head for western Ghor province says appointments to local departments take place on the basis of nepotism, alienating people from the government.
Fazel Haq Ehsan, in an exclusive interview, told Pajhwok Afghan News government departments did not perform their duties in line with the law and preferred relations in appointing new employees.

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Violence against women has doubled in the first four months of the current solar year in western Ghor province, fueling concerns among human rights campaigners and civil society activists.
Last week, three women were killed and a girl wounded as a consequence of domestic tension in different parts of the province, according to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s Ghor chapter.