Afghanistan
Highlights Afghanistan still continues to suffer from massive internal displacement due to the ongoing and intensifying conflict among government security forces and non-state armed actors. As of March 2016, 1,900 civilians are reported to be killed or…
Afghanistan
Growing Numbers of Children Killed or Injured in Conflict Phelim Kine Deputy Director, Asia Division The conflict in Afghanistan continues to take a worsening toll on the country’s already long-suffering civilian population. The latest six-monthly report by the United Nations…
Afghanistan
ARG, Kabul: The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan studied the latest UNAMA report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan, and deems worthy-of-mention the following points: The Government of Afghanistan also monitors the situation on protection of…
Afghanistan
Media Contact Erin Taylor 267.250.8829 (M) FAIRFIELD, Conn. (July 25, 2016) — Almost 400 children were killed and another 1,121 maimed between January and June this year in a six-month period that saw the highest number of civilian…
Afghanistan
The UNAMA Report for the half of 2016 draws a grim picture in terms of Afghan civilian casualties noting that the highest number of civilian casualties have occurred so far this year since reporting began in…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Record level of civilian casualties sustained in first half of 2016 — UN report KABUL, 25 July 2016 - A UN report on Afghanistan published Monday shows a record number of civilian casualties since counting began…
Afghanistan
The number of conflict induced displaced people continues to grow as insecurity affects more parts of the country: in 2016, almost 160 000 people were displaced in 29 provinces out of 34 provinces, more than half…
Afghanistan
Save the Children is urging the Afghan government to end the practice of child marriage after a 14-year-old girl was set alight last week and later died in hospital. According to media reports, Zahra had already been…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Hazardous Work for Children Widespread Unenforced Law Puts Thousands at Risk of Injury, Death (New York) – The Afghan government is failing to protect tens of thousands of children, some as young as 5, from hazardous conditions…
Afghanistan
Adopt Strategy at Summit to Curb Military Abuses (Brussels) – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries should endorse concrete measures to improve the protection of civilians in the conflict in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today…
