Afghanistan
An increasing number of attacks on schools and lack of investment in education is jeopardising the future of Afghan children, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council. “The war in Afghanistan is taking its toll on a generation of…
Afghanistan
Educational sites in Afghanistan are changing from bastions of hope and safety into spaces of fear, armed conflict and politics. Rather than safe spaces for learning, schools in Afghanistan are increasingly becoming military, ideological and political battlegrounds.…
Afghanistan
Press Afghanistan, US to Fully Investigate, Hold Forces Accountable (Brussels) – NATO has failed to fully investigate alleged unlawful airstrikes in Afghanistan, which may contribute to rising civilian casualties, Human Rights Watch said today. Member countries attending…
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Key issues in the past week: Conflict and fighting in five provinces displaced 21,000 people, according to first initial reports. IOM suspended activities at three border crossings due to lack of funding for two weeks. Demonstrations in Faryab and…
Afghanistan
NGOs call for comprehensive response to Drought in Afghanistan: 4th July 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan Afghanistan remains one of the worst funded of the large crises around the world. Millions of people are in need of humanitarian assistance, mostly…
Afghanistan
Zia Urahman Hasrat Mohammad Habibzada WASHINGTON / NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN — Islamic State militants and Taliban insurgents have been fighting fiercely in eastern Kunar province for the past three days, displacing hundreds of families, Afghan officials told VOA. The…
Afghanistan
Despite the killing of three guards, the head teacher says classes will resume as he called on the government to improve security at schools. Attacks on schools in Afghanistan are nothing new. There were scores of them…
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Highlights 348,506 total returns from Iran since 01 Jan 2018 15,772 total returns from Pakistan since 01 Jan 2018 28,079 total returns assisted since 01 Jan 2018 14,582 of returnees from Pakistan assisted 14,484 of returnees from Iran assisted 2,284 Unaccompanied Migrant…
Afghanistan
SG/SM/19125 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres: The Secretary‑General condemns yesterday’s suicide attack in Jalalabad City, Nangarhar Province, that killed at least 19 civilians and wounded 20 others, including children.…
Afghanistan
Mohammad Habibzada WASHINGTON - A suicide bomber targeted a group of Sikhs and Hindus, two Afghan minority communities, in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Sunday, killing nearly 20 people. “They brutalized us. They have…
