Afghanistan Reforms

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  Afghanistan To Adopt Delhi's "Happiness Class" For School Kids

  Afghanistan, which is working to reform its education system, will adopt the Happiness Curriculum devised by the Delhi government with a focus on holistic education -- to bring peace to the mind of children.

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  Increasing Conflicts Show Need For UN Security Council Reform, Says India

  India today said "inability" of the UN Security Council to prevent emergence of conflicts in various parts of the globe including in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan has underlined the need for its urgent reform.

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  Frustrated Donors End Funding for Afghan Parliamentary Elections

  Afghanistan's failure to set a date for postponed parliamentary elections or act on promised reforms has prompted foreign aid donors to cut short a multi-million-dollar project to fund electoral bodies, diplomats have told Reuters.

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  Afghan Leaders Set To Outline Reforms At London Meet

  Afghanistan's new leaders will seek to build bridges with the West at a conference in London today as they struggle to bring peace while foreign combat forces withdraw after 13 years.

• New Italy PM Matteo Renzi wins confidence vote, vows 'radical change'

  Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called for a "radical and immediate change" in recession-hit Italy as he outlined his new government's reform agenda before winning a crucial confidence vote in the Senate early on Tuesday.

• Hamid Karzai signs Afghanistan election reforms into law

  President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday signed into law reforms that remove foreign UN representatives from Afghanistan's electoral complaints watchdog ahead of key polls due next year.

• US wants India growth to speed up, terms it key business partner

  The US has termed New Delhi as one of its most trusted and valuable partners in the region, but has expressed concern over India's declining growth rate and an apparent slowdown in its reform process.

• Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sacks key ally of the West

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sacked five provincial governors, including a key Western ally in one of the most turbulent battlegrounds of the south, officials said on Thursday. Government insiders said the move was part of efforts to reform and fight corruption, but the dismissal of Mohammad Gulab Mangal in Helmand province could ruffle Britis...