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Evaluation: Humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan 2001-2005

December 22, 2005

A Joint Evaluation from Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands, Sweden and The United Kingdom » Read more...

The inauguration of the new Parliament

Information Coordinator, December 19, 2005

The inauguration of the elected Parliament in September earlier this year is the final milestone for the international plan to bring democracy to Afghanistan – a country that is left in debris after decades of war and conflicts. » Read more...

SCA celebration - 23 years in Afghanistan

December 1, 2005

SCA celebrated 23 years in Afghanistan with an event for the local staff in all SCA Offices - Kabul Management Office (KMO), Northern Regional Office (NRO) in Pul-i-Khumri, Eastern Regional Office (ERO) in Kabul and Southern Regional Office (SRO) in Ghazni. » Read more...

SCA’s future roll in Afghanistan - speech by Secretary General Bengt Kristiansson

November 27, 2005

Read the closing speech by Secretary General Bengt Kristiansson at the International Seminar in Stockholm, Sweden, 18-19 November – SCA’s activities in Afghanistan and the future roll of development in the country. » Read more...

Speech by Laila Freivalds, Minister for Foreign Affairs

November 27, 2005

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds at the Afghanistan Conference in Stockholm: Four years after Bonn » Read more...

Community Midwife Graduation Ceremony in Kunduz

Malin Lager, November 20, 2005

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)Community Midwife Training Programme in Kunduz graduated the first batch of 18 trained midwife students. » Read more...

Project in Wardak rewarded by the World Bank

Malin Lager, October 17, 2005

The World Bank has rewarded the Basic Packages of Health Services (BPHS) project in Wardak Province for their high performance. » Read more...

Swedish Ambassador visited the Community Midwife Training Centre in Kunduz

October 6, 2005

The Swedish Ambassador Ann Wilkens and counsellor Diana Janse visited SCA´s Community Midwife Training Centre in Kunduz. » Read more...

Counting of ballots started

Malin Lager, September 26, 2005

The counting of the ballot papers started right after the election day September 18. » Read more...

Series of pictures from the Parliamentary Election

Malin Lager, September 18, 2005

Pictures from the Parliamentary Election in Afghanistan 18 September 2005 » Read more...

Final logistic preparations for the Election

Nisar Ahmad, September 16, 2005

It is early morning at The Kabul Province Electoral Office Ware House and all the staff are working hard to finalize all the logistic preparations for the Parliamentary Election. » Read more...

Will you vote in the coming Election?

Nisar Ahmad, September 14, 2005

Voices from the SCA corridors in Kabul Management Office. We asked some of our national staff if they will take part in the Parliamentary Election? » Read more...

European Commissioner visit Kunduz

Malin Lager, September 13, 2005


European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner visited SCA's Midwife Training Center in Kunduz » Read more...

Some facts about the coming election in Afghanistan

Malin Lager, August 27, 2005

Brief information about the election for Afghanistan’s National Assembly and Provincial Council – 18th of September 2005


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Training SCA staff in gender awareness

Malin Lager, August 9, 2005

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is training the staff in gender in the Northern Regional Office in Pul-i-Khumri, 23 – 26 July 2005


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Inauguration ceremony of a new surgical theatre at Wardak hospital on 30th of June

Dr Philippe Bonhoure & Malin Lager, July 28, 2005

- the celebration also included the laying of the first stones of the foundation of a new 50 beds ward.


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Kidnapped aid worker released

June 10, 2005

We are relieved that Clementina Cantoni has been released. This ordeal has affected the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan like the entire NGO community in this country. We hope that this is an indication that law and order can prevail in Afghanistan, says Jesper Jensen, country director for SCA in Kabul. Read article by AFP

Militancy in Islamism and
its relevance in Afghanistan

Markus Håkansson, February 9, 2005

Have a look at the speakers biographies!
(You'll find the seminar invitation under "Current activities on your right.) » Read more...

Afghan art's post-Taliban return

Pak Tribune, January 2, 2005

The newly repaired National Museum of Afghanistan has opened its first exhibition in 13 years, a display of life-size, pre-Islamic idols smashed by the Taliban three years ago and now painstakingly restored by museum and international experts. . The wooden statues from Nuristan, one of Afghanisan's mountainous northeastern provinces, are an apt subject for an inaugural exhibition. Read article.