Local News: Herat, Afghanistan 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Herat, Afghanistan

Herat, Afghanistan News Editors

News Widget

Display the Herat, Afghanistan news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Herat, Afghanistan News

Local news for Herat, Afghanistan continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

8 hrs ago | Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Afghan Journalist Training Reform One Step Closer

Journalism students at Afghan universities need to diversify beyond media studies in preparation for their careers, according to experts taking part in a debate hosted by IWPR on developing a national curriculum for future reporters.

Comment?

Related Topix: Journalism, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Travel, Travel, Afghanistan Travel, Asia Travel, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Travel,

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Peninsula

Afghan labourers at work

Afghan labourers work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Herat, yesterday. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, as those in power are more concerned about addressing their vested interests rather than the basic needs of the population, a UN report said.

Comment?

Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Atlantic

The Afterlife of an Unpaid Intern Who Sues His Old Boss

What happens to the unpaid intern who sues his former employer? The Atlantic Wire talked with the plaintiffs, Eric Glatt and Alex Footman, who just had a judge validate their claim that Fox Searchlight should have paid them as production interns on Black Swan .

Comment?

Related Topix: Georgetown (Washington, DC), World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

India Talkies

The Taliban make their moves - Indiatalkies.com

New Delhi, Jun 14: Afghanistan watchers fear that the current trends in the violence in that country would make 2013 as violent as 2011, which was the most violent since 2001.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Explosion

Mon Jun 10, 2013

AlertNet

Afghan group accuses police of violence against women

An Afghan woman walks inside a police compound as former Afghan Taliban members hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration programme in Herat province March 19, 2013.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Star Tribune

In Afghanistan, higher education could make a difference

Abdul Ghani Popal, a recent graduate of American University of Afghanistan, said that better education can help his generation transcend age-old rivalries.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, American University, University of Minnesota, Opinion

Sun Jun 09, 2013

Xinhuanet

27 militants killed in Afghan operations: gov't

Afghan police and army backed by the NATO-led coalition forces have eliminated 27 Taliban militants and detained 25 others in operations since Saturday morning, said the Afghan Interior Ministry on Sunday.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Sat Jun 08, 2013

Suria

Italian soldier killed in Afghan attack

An Italian soldier was killed and three others were wounded on Saturday after their armoured vehicle was attacked in western Afghanistan, the defence ministry and the military said.

Comment?

Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan

Fri Jun 07, 2013

Turkish Daily News

Persian miniatures - the most outstanding paintings in the Mideast

What is important to recognize about Persian miniatures is that they were intended primarily to be book illustrations without any intention of showcasing the artist's creative abilities Persian miniatures are usually considered the best miniatures of all the small paintings produced in Middle Eastern countries.

Comment?

Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Painting, Arts, Afghanistan, Asia, Poetry

Thu Jun 06, 2013

Scoop

UN Food Operations Boosted By Italian Funding

The United Nations food agency today received a boost for its efforts to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, sustainable production and poverty eradication in rural areas, with a $7.9 million announced donation from Italy.

Comment?

Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Afghanistan, World News

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Tochterman finds 'A New World' as touring musician

It was during his two-week trip as a U.S. cultural ambassador to Afghanistan last year -- an assignment that made him an enemy of the Iranian state -- that singer/songwriter Peyton Tochterman again realized the power of music.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Tue Jun 04, 2013

The Daily Star

Four killed in spate of Afghan civilian deaths

Afghans look at a destroyed vehicle after it was hit by a road side bomb in the Alingar district of Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 3, 2013.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

Mon Jun 03, 2013

Wilson's Almanac

Peter Bergen Goes All Miracle Max, Only Gets It Mostly Wrong on Afghanistan

Per a nice blurb in Foreign Policy that , admittedly, was in reference to the Tumblr , the writer said that I spend a lot of time countering Peter Bergen 's assertion in March of 2013 that things are actually going pretty well in Afghanistan.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Cellphones,

The Globe and Mail

Afghan Taliban confirm talks in Iran

Taliban militants hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program, in Herat province May 14, 2012.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Sat Jun 01, 2013

Boston.com

Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Religion, Islam, Wedding

Xinhuanet

Afghan militancy claims 88 lives in 2 days

Militancy and counter-militancy have claimed the lives of 88 people with majority of them Taliban fighters over the past two days in the conflict-ridden Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Sat May 25, 2013

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

World's wrecked cars reincarnated on Afghanistan's dusty streets

Architect Mohammad Azizi, left, bought a used Toyota Corolla that came from Canada five months ago in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hardin, TX, Boat Disaster

Thu May 23, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

I Traveled Through Afghanistan And Didn't See Another Tourist

Go figure. Then again, I always thought it would be even less visited. Not because of its beauty, cold mountains and fantastic scenery, but because of regular bombings, terrorist attacks and being the home turf of Taliban.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Iran, Middle East

Times of Oman

Vitamin C kills tuberculosis bacteria: Study

An Afghan woman holds a child in a tuberculosis section of the main hospital in Herat on April 9, 2012.

Comment?

Related Topix: Vitamin C, Supplement, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Isoniazid (generic), Nydrazid, Laniazid, Medicine

The Island Packet

Once you experience loss, you'll never forget the real reason behind Memorial Day

It's hard not to be excited about a three-day weekend and the subsequent four-day week that follows Memorial Day.

Comment?

Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News, US Military, US Marine Corps