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    Volunteers go the Distance to Bring Water and Health to Remote Nepali Mountain Villages

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    Afghan Women’s Voices Stifled as Taliban Tightens Media Controls

    The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons. Since the Taliban...
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    Rebuilding the Women’s Movement in Afghanistan, One Organization at a Time

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    Asia Pacific

    Vigilance Needed to Avert Spread of Bird Flu to Humans

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