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Afghanistan: Eastern Afghanistan
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Women in all parts of Afghanistan wear the burqa or chadori. On the other hand, many women in Kabul and Herat these days don't wear the burqa but rather put on the middle eastern style hijab, which is similar to Iranian fashion. Western women are highly encouraged to wear a head scarf (especially outside Kabul).
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By the summer of 1978, a revolt began in the Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan and quickly spread into a countrywide insurgency. In September 1979, Hafizullah Amin, who had earlier been Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, seized power from Taraki after a palace shootout. Over the next 2 months, instability plagued Amin's regime as he moved against perceived enemies in the PDPA. By December, party morale was crumbling, and the insurgency was growing.
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On May 10th 2005 anti-American riots broke out across Afghanistan in response to reports of US use of religion in the humiliation of Afghan prisoners. More than 5000 people took to the streets of Jalalabad. Four Afghan protesters were killed when police opened fire on the crowd and the crowd responded by burning down a governor's office and attacking several UN buildings. There were ... protests in the south-eastern city of Khost, and in Laghman province.
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This past Thursday, NATO expanded its mission all over Afghanistan, taking over security for the eastern part of Afghanistan and assuming control over 12,000 U.S. troops. That’s an important step towards correcting the situation on the ground in Afghanistan. But the United States must remain committed to Afghanistan even as NATO increases its control over Afghanistan’s security. A couple of critical steps must be taken immediately:
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[OnlineInternationalNewsNetwork] The French government will launch agriculture and livestock projects in Afghanistan this year while Japan has pledged to fund a drive for public awareness about mines and unexploded ordnance. Japan signed a contract of $50,000 to help improve public awareness about the dangers posed by landmine in eastern and southern parts of the country. The contract was inked between the Japanese ambassador to Afghanistan and a non-governmental demining organisation.
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On August 17th, 2006, a US warplane dropped a bomb on a police convoy in Eastern Afghanistan killing least twelve Afghan policemen. On July 31st, NATO pilots killed 13 Afghan civilians, including nine children, during an attack close to the British base at Musa Kala in Helmand province.
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