Afghanistan
In summer 2011, AREU conducted a rapid qualitative assessment of four communities in Kabul and Parwan provinces as one of the country case studies for the World Bank's 2012 Human Development Report. This paper presents its…
Afghanistan
Scope of the Problem: As of the end of 1390, there were 5,931 hazardous areas remaining in Afghanistan, affecting 585 sq. km and 1,915 communities. Casualties: In 1390, 372 Afghans were injured or killed by landmines and…
Afghanistan
Kandahar shootings only worsen negative views of foreign troop presence. By Noorahman Rahmani - Afghanistan ARR Issue 426 Afghans have expressed fury at the shooting of 16 civilians by a United States soldier in Kandahar province, and warned that…
Afghanistan
For the last seven months we’ve been working with street working children in Afghanistan - preparing them to sit an entrance exam to be reintegrated into government-run schools at the end of this month. We…
Afghanistan
KABUL, 13 March 2012 – UNICEF is deeply saddened and concerned by the recent killing of innocent civilians in Kandahar. According to reports, these deaths included children who were killed in their homes in the middle…
Afghanistan
International forces in Afghanistan need to ensure greater accountability for civilian casualties, Amnesty International said in the wake of the killing of more than a dozen people among them nine children by a US serviceman.. The soldier,…
Afghanistan
By Emily Will March 8, 2012 AKRON, Pa. – Despite war’s obstacles and disruptions, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) partners in Afghanistan continue to provide life-enhancing and empowering services to Afghans. Traumatized women receive counseling. Students learn skills to constructively…
Afghanistan
8 March 2012 | Kabul, AFGHANISTAN—As the International Organization for Migration (IOM) celebrates International Women’s Day, we put a spotlight on the work we do and continue to do to improve the lives of women in…
Afghanistan
08 Mar 2012 04:37 Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0430 GMT on Thursday. NANGARHAR - Eleven people were wounded by a roadside bomb in the eastern Jalalabad city, the third attack in the capital of the…
Afghanistan
Kabul, 08 March 2012 – On International Women’s Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women urged the Government of Afghanistan to fully and promptly implement the law on Elimination of Violence…
