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CJTF-82 21 November 2007 Khost Women: More Than Wives and Mothers in Khost Province. The Department of Women’s Affairs held a Ceremony today at the Khost City Girl’s School Campus to recognize the completion of two projects. Over the last three months, 220 families led by widowed mothers, received the training and resources necessary to raise laying flocks of chickens. An additional 50 single parent families received training and resources to make them successful beekeepers. These families now have a means of supporting themselves and contributing to the local economy. Widowed Mothers and Women’s Affairs are a priority across Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgency’s tactics of targeting Afghan National Security Forces with IEDs, suicide bombers and other attacks continues a familiar trend after thirty years of war and civil war. Over 3,200 girls, … Read entire article »

CJTF-82 A representative from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) visited the Gardez Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to deliver a brief on the closure of the Jalozai Refugee Camp in Pakistan. The Jalozai camp will be closing in March 2008. The returnees will be processed at the UNHCR, Gardez Encashment Center were they will receive $100 per person. They expect 9,000 people to come at the time of the camp closure. Out of the thousands of refugees returning, 20% currently own land with homes. 50% of the refugees are believed to own land, but there are no livable homes or they have been destroyed. 30% have no land to speak of. The first group, 20%, will return to their lands and homes with little to no outside … Read entire article »