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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 3, 2016) — As world leaders prepare to review their engagement in Afghanistan, at a conference in Brussels this week, Save the Children is calling for urgent investment in the health, education and…
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High-level delegation meets returning Afghan refugees at Voluntary Repatriation Centres in Nowshera and Peshawar NOWSHERA: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) inaugurated the agency’s second voluntary repatriation centre Wednesday, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to facilitate the…
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3 October 2016 – From a decades-long conflict which has seen an ever-growing number of civilians killed to rooting out corruption among government bodies, Afghanistan has been facing a range of challenges with the international community’s…
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”Peace”, says Razia, when asked about what she wants from the world leaders who this week gather in Brussels to discuss the future of Afghanistan. October political leaders from 70 countries will meet in Brussels for a…
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(Brussels, October 3, 2016) – Afghanistan’s foreign donors should press the government to safeguard gains in education and promote civilian protection, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to foreign leaders. Participating countries to the…
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International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced today new UK assistance to Afghanistan. New UK assistance to Afghanistan will provide the long term development support needed to build a more prosperous, safe and stable country by 2020 as…
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KABUL - UNAMA condemns two improvised explosive device (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles in recent days that killed 19 civilians in Helmand and Badghis provinces. Both devices used victim-activated pressure plate triggers that are both illegal…
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Introduction The Afghanistan Protection Cluster outlined its operational plan for the year 2016 in the Humanitarian Response Plan. This plan underwent a validation in July, with a revised APC Strategic Focus - July - December 2016. The rapidly…
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SC/12518 Security Council 7771st Meeting (AM) Security Woes, Terrorism, Efforts to End Corruption Highlighted in Ensuing Debate Reaffirming its support to Afghanistan ahead of next month’s major donor conference, the Security Council today adopted a presidential statement calling on Member…
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Afghanistan - IOM is appealing for USD 21 million to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable among the 400,000-plus undocumented Afghans likely to return home from Pakistan before the end of 2016. The funding request forms…
