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Mirwais Bezhan

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April 14, 2020
Insecurity, Gender Inequality Result in Decline in Female Afghan Journalists

Women in Afghanistan are thriving in many fields but a number of female journalists in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif are still facing gender discrimination
February 21, 2020
Extreme Cold Takes Its Toll on Displaced Afghans

The National Disaster Management Authority says 19 people have died from the extreme cold in January, and more are at risk
January 13, 2020
More Afghan Women Getting Driver's Licenses

A female driving instructor in the country's Balkh province says getting women behind the wheel is vital as they continue to push for independence
January 13, 2020
More Afghan Women Getting Driver's Licenses

Women in Afghanistan have had to overcome many social and cultural taboos, including driving a car. Lailuma Ehsan, a female driving instructor in Afghanistan's Balkh province, says getting women behind the wheel is vital as they continue to push for independence. VOA’s Mirwais Bezhan has more in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
September 20, 2019
Remembering Afghanistan's War Dead

Afghanistan has been awash in violence for decades, and hundreds of thousands of civilians have died in the fighting. A memorial designed to remember those lost and help survivors heal recently opened in Mazar-e-Sharif. VOA's Mirwais Bezhan visited this exhibition and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
September 20, 2019
Remembering Afghanistan's War Dead

Afghanistan has been awash in violence for decades, and hundreds of thousands of civilians have died in the fighting. A memorial designed to remember those lost and help survivors heal recently opened in Mazar-e-Sharif. VOA's Mirwais Bezhan visited this exhibition and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
December 06, 2018
Afghan Villagers Use Rockets to Build Homes, Bridges

Villagers tried to keep the weapons a secret because they did not want to lose the materials for their houses, but periodic explosions forced them to inform the government
December 06, 2018
Afghan Villagers Use Live Rockets to Build Homes, Bridges

Dozens of Afghan families in a small village in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province are living in homes where rockets are used as ceiling beams. The villagers have been using live rockets to build one- and two-story buildings. Some have lived under roofs made with live ammunitions for almost 20 years. After a few explosions, the villagers asked the government to remove the rockets. VOA's Mirwais Bezhan reports from Balkh.
August 06, 2018
More Than 240 IS Militants Surrender to Afghan Government Forces

Hundreds of Islamic State terror group fighters and their family members surrendered Tuesday to Afghan government forces in northern Jawzjan province. The militants say they surrendered because they want to abandon violence and live a normal life. However, the Taliban claims it crushed the group in the province and forced it to flee the area and surrender to the Afghan government. VOA's Mirwais Bezhan reports.
February 01, 2018
Taliban, IS Fighting Causes Families to Flee in Northern Afghanistan

Local officials downplay Islamic State, Taliban threat and reject reports that large number of civilians have been displaced
October 09, 2017
IS Deprives Thousands of Children of Education in Afghan Province

In July, IS militants destroyed more than a dozen schools in Darzab, including a girls’ high school
January 07, 2017
Women in Afghanistan Join Forces to Fight Militants

Women say they can no longer tolerate the brutalities of the militants

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