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H.H. The Aga Khan present for Karzai's Inauguration - 2009-11-19
Posted April 20th, 2010 by heritage2009, November 19: Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai took his oath of office today for his second term in a stately inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul. The first few rows, occupied by besuited foreign dignitaries, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke, the Aga Khan, and Pakistani President Asif Zardari, rounded out the guest list.
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KABUL COMEBACK - 2007-11-03
Posted April 20th, 2010 by heritage2007, November 3: The Baghe Babur (Babur's Garden) became a symbol of Kabul's devastation. The Aga Khan, spiritual head of the world's Ismaili Muslims and a friend of the government of President Hamid Karzai, led the effort to fix it up. The German government pitched in. The hope was that the garden, restored to its former splendour, would become a symbol of the city's renaissance. [Globe and Mail]
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KABUL SERENA HOTEL ATTACK - 2008-01-14
Posted April 20th, 2010 by heritage2008, January 14: Four heavily armed Taleban fighters have attacked the Serena hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the main hotel there for international visitors. [More]
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Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan visited the future site of the Serena Hotel in Ghulkin - 2008-05-21
Posted April 20th, 2010 by heritage2008, may 21: Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan visited the future site of the Serena Hotel in Ghulkin. [Photos] [More]
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Bagh-e-Babur
The site of Baghe Babur is thought to be that of the "paradise garden" that Babur, founder of the
Mughal empire, gave instructions for in 1528 AD (935 AH). It is one of several gardens that Babur
had laid out for recreation and pleasure during his life, while choosing this site as his last restingplace. Initially buried in Agra, Babur's body was laid to rest in the 1540s in the garden that has
since borne his name.
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Modèle canadien d?assistance pour l?AKDN - 2004-08-03
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageL?un des organismes non gouvernementaux d?Afghanistan financés par l?Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) , est l?Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Cet organisme présent dans de nombreux autres pays comme l?Inde, le Kenya, le Pakistan, la Syrie, etc.
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Modèle canadien d?assistance pour l?AKDN - 2004-04-08
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageL?un des organismes non gouvernementaux d?Afghanistan financés par l?Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) , est l?Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Cet organisme présent dans de nombreux autres pays comme l?Inde, le Kenya, le Pakistan, la Syrie, etc. est actif dans trois secteurs précis, soit le Développement économique, le Développement social et la culture.
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AKFED to Set Up Afghanistan'sFirst Microfinance Bank - 2003-09-18
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageThe Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) today received a banking licence for The First MicroFinanceBank (FMFB). The institution, with an initial capital of
US$ 5 million, will be the first of its kind to be established under the country's new regulatory structure.
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AKFED-Led Consortium Wins Afghan Telecom Licence - 2002-10-07
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageAfghanistan?s second Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) licence was awarded on Saturday to an international consortium with strong regional connections led by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) and comprising Monaco Telecom International (MTI), U.S.-based MCT Corp. and worldwide telecommunications leader Alcatel. The award of the tender to AKFED will now proceed for ratification by the Council of Ministers chaired by President Hamid Karzai.
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Babur's gardens emerge from rubble of war - 2004-10-21
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageThe intricate marble inlay is intact on the 'makhbara', glinting in the noon day sun as the workmen washing away the grime from their morning's labour, allow the water from a newly opened aqueduct to dance off the grave of the founder of the Mughal Empire.For less than a dollar a day - that is roughly 44 Afghanis (Dh12) - this is clearly a labour of love.
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Afghan Girls Proudly Take Their Seats in ClassroomEducation:
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageAfter years of being turned away at the schoolhouse gates, girls marched proudly at the head of the class Saturday at a ceremony here marking the start of school and the resumption of education for girls as well as boys in this country freeing itself from the Taliban's grim grip.
'A great day for Afghanistan,' declared interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai after being showered with golden confetti by a choir of gaily dressed female pupils. 'Probably today was the happiest day for me personally here--to see our children go to school and to see them happy.'
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Afghanistan's capital will soon have second cell phone operator - 2003-06-26
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageAn international consortium began testing a new cellular network in the Afghan capital on Thursday and will soon launch commercial services that will break a telecommunications monopoly. Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd., an Afghan company owned by several international investors, made the announcement in Kabul after Afghan Communications Minister Masoom Stanekzai made the first call on the network. 'This telephone call is an important one because it symbolizes what is being done to help this country,' Stanekzai said.
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Aga Khan Fund to set up bank in Kabul - 2003-09-19
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageThe Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) on Friday received a banking licence for setting up The First Micro Finance Bank (FMFB) in Afghanistan.The institution, with an initial capital of $5 million, will be the first of its kind to be established under the country's new regulatory structure.
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Aga Khan initiates $25m hotel project in KabulThe hotel will reflect diverse elements of the cultures of the peoples of Afghanistan - 2002-11-22
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageThe Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (Akfed) has announced a substantial investment to initiate tourism, commercial and urban redevelopment in Afghanistan.
The fund will establish a world-class hotel in the centre of the country's capital Kabul, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, the younger brother of His Highness the Aga Khan, has said.
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Agha Khan and Karzai sign agreement in Kabul - 2002-03-23
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageHis Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Mr.
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BBC News - AFGHANISTAN OPENS LUXURIOUS SERENA HOTEL</I> - 2005-11-08
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageThe hotel helps fill a shortage of guest accommodation in the city The Afghan capital, Kabul, has a new, international standard five-star hotel, the first to be built since the fall of the Taleban four years ago. President Hamid Karzai opened the Serena hotel, which has been built around the remains of another hotel badly damaged by fighting.
It is hoped that it will help attract more business people to invest in the poverty-stricken country and in the longer term attract wealthy tourists.
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Press Release - AGA KHAN ATTENDS INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT KARZAI</I> - 2004-12-07
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageHis Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today attended the official inauguration of Afghanistan?s President Hamid Karzai, in a ceremony held in the former royal palace in Kabul. The inauguration ceremony was attended by more than 600 people, including more than 150 foreign dignitaries, among them U.S Vice President Richard Cheney, Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld and Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. Special Adviser.
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HiPakistan - AFGHANISTAN ROLLS OUT WELCOME MAT - 2004-01-31
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageKabul is currently in the midst of a hotel-construction boom, with many of the new or refurbished facilities planning to offer luxury accommodation for visitors to this devastated capital city.
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More from Dawn - AGA KHAN TO HELP REVITALIZE KABUL AREA - 2002-04-30
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageAga Khan Cultural Services (Afghanistan), a newly established affiliate of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), will lead the revitalisation of a significant but currently degraded urban area in central Kabul around the historic Timur Shah Mausoleum.Under an agreement signed in Kabul on Tuesday with the Government of Afghanistan and the Municipality of Kabul, the AKTC will help provide area planning, conduct physical and social surveys, mobilize technical and financial support and undertake conservation work on the historic urban fabric of the City of Kabul in District 1, as well as landscap
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Channel News Asia - AFGHANISTAN OPENS FOREIGN BANK - 2004-01-18
Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritageOver the next few weeks Afghanistan's banking sector will move from comprising just six rundown specialist banks to one where several international commercial operations compete for business -- with perhaps even an ATM machine around the corner.
The National Bank of Pakistan is the only foreign bank operating in the country, but competition is building with First Micro Finance Bank, majority-owned by the Agha Khan Fund for Economic Development, and British-based Standard Chartered preparing to open soon.
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