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Nothing can stop us from voting, assert Ghor women

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:22/09/2019

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... Read More

Peace talks: Ghor women fear retreat on their rights

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:27/02/2019

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 de... Read More

Ghor woman braves bad customs to attain self-sufficiency...

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:11/02/2019

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 dis... Read More

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CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Thousands of university and high school students on Wednesday observed a one-day boycott of classes in the provincial capital of western Ghor province to protest the new entry test system.
More than 10,000 students including those from a teacher training college boycotted their classes for a day, said the provincial education director, Akbari.

Thousands of Ghor students boycott classes

CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Hundreds of civil society activists on Sunday staged a peaceful rally in western Ghor province, asking the government to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States.
Around 400 youth and civil society activists took part in the demonstration in front of the provincial council office. The participants urged the government to sign the pact on the residual force that would stay in Afghanistan after 2014.

By Magnus Ohman
What country has the most expensive election campaigns in the world? At a first glance the answer may be obvious; in the recent US elections over 2 billion dollars were spent, and combined with the other elections held at that time, the total spending is estimated to over 6 billion.

People in western Ghor province vow to participate in the upcoming elections to help address their challenges, including unemployment, insufficient schools and lack of health services.
Located 980 kilometers from Kabul, mountainous Ghor province has nine districts.
This report was based on interviews conducted with three women and six men from four districts and the capital of the province.

CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Hundreds of people on Tuesday rallied against non-execution of reconstruction projects in western Ghor province, closing the Chaghcharan bazaar and the provincial council office.
After gathering at a mosque, the protestors, including civil society representatives, provincial council members, businessmen and residents, marched to the provincial capital, chanting: “We want electricity and asphalting of roads.”