American Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan

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Updated: October 7, 2004

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New Dormitory in Kabul to House 1,100 Female Students

Facility funded with $9 million U.S. contribution

More than 1,100 Afghan women will be able to pursue their studies at various higher education programs in Kabul thanks to a new women's dormitory in the capital, funded with a $9 million contribution from the United States.

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-KEY EMBASSY LINKS-

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• Vacancy Announcements
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• Afghanistan Photo Gallery
• Study in America

• Statement by President Hamid Karzai Upon the Occasion of the Acceptance of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal

U.S., Afghanistan Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

Officials from both countries expect a rise in bilateral trade activity

The United States and Afghanistan sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Kabul September 21 in what U.S. trade officials characterize as a first step towards closer trade relations between the two countries. "The TIFA is not only indicative of President Karzai's focus on economic reconstruction but of President Bush's unflagging commitment to assist Afghanistan develop economically," according to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.

"The TIFA is not only indicative of President Karzai's focus on economic reconstruction but of President Bush's unflagging commitment to assist Afghanistan develop economically," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick was quoted as saying in a USTR press release.

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-SPOTLIGHT U.S.A.-

• Hope and Rebuilding

• Iraq Update
• UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU to vote in the 2004 presidential elections!

-ISSUES IN FOCUS-

• Muslim Life in America
• Rebuilding Afghanistan

• The New Afghanistan

• Office of International Women's Issues
• Afghanistan: International Religious Freedom Report 2004
• Afghanistan: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003 Dari - Pashto

• Trafficking in Persons Report 2004 Dari - Pashto

Afghanistan, Iraq Success Will Strengthen U.S. Image, Powell Says

Cites public diplomacy efforts to counter negative views

The United States is responding to negative perceptions of the U.S. in the Middle East through a variety of public diplomacy initiatives, Secretary of State Colin Powell said. He cited new Arabic radio and television broadcasting as well as expanded exchange programs for Arab journalists and students. Powell said that Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are often combined in the public mind and constitute a chief reason for negative views of the United States.

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