Afghanistan + 2 more
Northeast: People affected by ongoing fighting and severe flooding Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a Non-State Armed Group (NSAG) continued in Badakhshan and Takhar provinces. The houses of four families were destroyed as a…
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Seven-year-old Satayish is playing with her younger brother Mysam, age 6, in the children’s playground under the watchful gaze of their parents at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Transit Centre in Hirat, western Afghanistan. Just…
Afghanistan
Highlights • Confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 5,226 people across all 34 provinces. 130 people have died and 652 recovered. • Since the start of the crisis, partners have delivered WASH assistance and hygiene promotion activities to more than…
Afghanistan
SG/SM/20080 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the horrific attack today on a hospital in Kabul, which killed and wounded dozens of people, including women and…
Afghanistan
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 — Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff are devastated after yesterday’s sickening attack on medical staff, pregnant women, mothers and their babies at our maternity unit in the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in…
Afghanistan
Interview with Rabia Sabri, Programme Coordinator, CWSA Afghanistan Being a woman or a girl in a patriarchal society like Afghanistan has never been easy. In times of COVID, they face even more challenges. However, the main concern…
Afghanistan
Following multiple attacks in Afghanistan, including a devastating assault on a maternal and newborn health clinic in Kabul on May 12 that killed several children, Save the Children has released the following statement: Timothy Bishop, Save the…
Afghanistan
KABUL - Solidarity and compassion are crucial for families affected by domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic, said participants in a recent series of UNAMA-backed radio programmes broadcast across Afghanistan. In the pre-recorded interactive shows, which have so…
Afghanistan
Assault on Kabul Maternity Clinic Shows Cruel Disregard for Civilians (New York) – The attack by unidentified assailants on a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 12, 2020 shows blatant disregard for civilian life and is an…
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Highlights ·South Asia region recorded a total of 35,536 new cases during the reporting period bringing the total to 93,656 cases and 2,648 deaths. This represents a 61% increase compared to last week with Maldives continuing…
