Afghanistan
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate Preamble Stressing the commitment of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child…
Afghanistan
JALALABAD - Protecting children from recruitment as police is the aim of a new Jalalabad child protection unit, which is part of a wider Government initiative. Located at the Police Recruitment Centre of Nangarhar’s Police Department, the…
Afghanistan
On 10 April 2015, in Maywand District of Kandahar province, two brothers aged ten and eight found an explosive remnant of war (ERW) when they ventured onto a former international military high explosive training range. They…
Afghanistan
Event hears that summary justice is often meted out by ad hoc courts. By Ezatullah Niazi Women in the eastern province of Nangarhar are increasingly falling victim to summary justice procedures, according to speakers at an IWPR-organised debate…
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KABUL - The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan during 2015 are the highest recorded, the UN said today on the release of its 2015 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. The annual report,…
Afghanistan
Mandate This annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan for 2015 was prepared by the Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and covers the period from…
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By Farangis Najibullah The Afghan government has sent a team of specialists to a northern province to repair electricity pylons blown up as fighting raged between security forces and Taliban insurgents. With the capital, Kabul, already facing blackouts…
Afghanistan
HIGHLIGHTS ACF provides humanitarian lifeline during the Ghor winter. A family story of life in the Kabul Informal Settlements. Humanitarian community appeals for US$393 million, the absolute minimum to save lives in 2016. Getting mines out of the ground in…
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KABUL - To prevent and respond to child recruitment and use in the National Security Forces, and to improve age-verification mechanisms, the Government of Afghanistan officially launched age assessment guidelines at a high-level meeting in Kabul. Prepared…
