The Daily IIJ

A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of GIZ

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Afghanistan from Graveyard of Empires to Lobby of Death

April 28th, 2011 · No Comments

Afghanistan, once a defeat land of big empires of the world, has altered into a lobby of death for people who has no choice except waiting to see their own death by turn.

President Karzai, who is running the country for more than nine years now, was the only window of prosperity where people could see a bright future ahead.

Now majority of Afghans see no bright future ahead and they no longer bother to believe in the promises and commitments by government officials.

One of the factors that leave Afghans disappointed in terms of their future is the deficiency of government and more importantly they are being killed on daily basis without siding to any involved sides in the conflict.

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Tags: Political reporting

Tsunami-Hit Indians Still Struggle for Better Living Standards

April 15th, 2011 · No Comments

By Sayed Habibullah Frotan

The catastrophic tsunami in India back in 2004 left scores of people living by the seaside and subsisting on daily fishing hunt homeless.

Now more than six years from the incident, seaside dwellers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu are still tackling with a wide range of problems including housing, sanitation, crime, unemployment, education and access to basic health.

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Tags: Poverty