Mushtaq Mojaddidi

Afghan women learn literacy through mobile phones

KABUL: Afghanistan has launched a new literacy programme that enables Afghan women deprived of a basic education during decades of war to learn to read and write using a mobile phone. Published 15 Nov, 2012 12:00am

Civilian casualties down in Afghanistan, says UN

KABUL: The number of Afghan civilian casualties has fallen for the first time in five years, dropping by 15 per cent in the first half of 2012, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Published 08 Aug, 2012 11:17pm