Afghans have become deeply internationalist.

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Afghanistan for Afghans has always been Turkey's motto.

During 1997, almost one million Afghans received training.

like many of the Afghans I stayed with.

Afghans themselves, who understand what is going on.

We went from almost no Afghans having mobile telephones during the Taliban to a situation where, almost overnight, three million Afghans had mobile telephones.

We went from almost no Afghans having mobile telephones during the Taliban to a situation where, almost overnight, three million Afghans had mobile telephones.

In addition to assisted returns, there were significant numbers of Afghans returning spontaneously, particularly from the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as some forcible returns of largely undocumented Afghans.

He was very generous, like many of the Afghans I stayed with.

Many Afghans complain that armed strongmen continue to dominate their local communities.

This was very important, because the family is central in Afghans' social system.

The report, written by an independent group of Afghans, following a decade where reliable data was lacking for Afghanistan, will help current efforts by both Afghans and the international community to rebuild the country.

And it is not us who will solve it Afghans have to solve it.

Meanwhile, civic education efforts are under way to familiarize Afghans with the voting procedures.

Accordingly, his report would cover acts committed by foreigners as well as by Afghans.

Many Afghans live in absolute poverty without clean water, shelter and basic health services.

Afghans have continued to be prevented from choosing their government in a peaceful and democratic manner.

Out of 10.5 million Afghans who registered to vote in those elections, 40 per cent were women.

79. The Secretary General calls on all Afghans to lift unconditionally any blockade of humanitarian relief supplies.

The report, based on consultations with some 6,000 Afghans, recommends a set of measures to address past abuses.

Approximately 50,000 Afghans had arrived in Pakistan since October 1996, 77 per cent of whom were from Kabul.

Afghans should voice their needs and participate in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy.

In 1997 alone, CDAP activities benefited some 26,400 disabled Afghans, and this will continue through community based programmes.

We reiterate, however, our firm belief that primary responsibility for ensuring security lies with the Afghans, reflecting Afghan ownership.

Around 6.4 million Afghans lived in or planned to return home to one of 2,400 communities contaminated by mines.

34. In 1998, some 1.2 million Afghans will benefit from WFP s total allocation of 106,590 tons of food commodities.

Among those forcibly returned from the Islamic Republic of Iran since the beginning of 2005, were 65 unaccompanied female Afghans.

An estimated 1 million Afghans remain in the Islamic Republic of Iran, while another 960,600 are living in camps in Pakistan.

In the course of 1996, a total of 8,000 Afghans returned to their country from Iran while 130,000 returned from Pakistan.

There was also pressure on Afghans to leave host countries, which in some cases called into question the voluntary nature of repatriation.

Most Afghans, especially in rural areas, rely on traditional justice mechanisms, although customary law is not part of the formal legal system.

Many Afghans, especially educated ones, are unwilling or unable to submit to the harsh lifestyle imposed on them by the Taliban administration.

The return of Afghans to their country was a stabilizing factor he agreed that a follow up mechanism needed to be set up.

It provided unregistered Afghans with a chance to register and registered voters with a chance to update the details on their registration cards.

We therefore particularly commend the effort that the Afghans have put into finalizing the national development strategy as evidence of their national ownership.

In Afghanistan, for example, nearly half a million Afghans had been assisted by UNHCR to return home, making it the biggest voluntary repatriation worldwide.

It also saluted the courage and determination of the Afghans, who had travelled en masse on 9 October to exercise their right to vote.

Peace and democracy building in those two countries remain among the key challenges to the international community and to the Iraqis and Afghans themselves.

He was asked to take the message of the Afghans apos desire for peace and their desire to achieve self determination to the world.

Measures would include both confidence building and institution building, agreed through friendly dialogue and at the initiative of the United Nations and Afghans themselves.

According to a February 2005 Government census, an additional 1.9 million Afghans are living in urban areas in Pakistan, some of whom may be refugees.

The parties to the Bonn Agreement committed themselves to a political process that stressed the right of Afghans to determine freely their own political future.

Only 28.7 per cent of Afghans over the age of 15 are literate and two million children (1.25 million girls) are still out of school.

The decision was also based on the consideration that ordinary Afghans would be suspicious of voting systems based on party lists rather than individual candidates.