On June 17, The Asia Foundation will honor His Excellency U Thura Shwe Mann, speaker of the lower house of Myanmar’s parliament, at Foundation headquarters for a special breakfast hosted by President 
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Women-Led Institute Provides Education throughout Pakistan, Afghanistan
March 5, 2010
Humaira Aman* was born in Kabul, and along with thousands of other Afghans, was forced to relocate to a refugee camp in Pakistan after the Russian occupation of Afghanistan in the late 1970s. While relocated in Peshawar, she pursued a medical education at a local university for three years. However, in 1997, the Taliban decreed [...]
Topics: Books for Asia | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Afghanistan | Pakistan
From Afghanistan: Delivering Books to 34 Provinces
January 27, 2010
At the foot of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is on the front lines of Pakistan’s war against militants. In one recent month, 221 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded in bombings. Many more lives have been lost on the trek from Peshawar through the Pass to reach Afghanistan’s Jalalabad. It is this route that [...]
Topics: Books for Asia
Countries: Afghanistan