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Features Mental Health, Adversity and Resilience in Kabul Panter-Brick, Catherine, Anna Goodman, Wietse Tol and Mark Eggerman (2011). “Mental Health and Childhood Adversities: A Longitudinal Study in Kabul, Afghanistan.” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent…
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Kabul– Women’s empowerment and full participation in the future of Afghanistan was top of the agenda during a visit to the country this week by Rebeca Grynspan, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Associate…
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A suicide bomber has attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, killing four people during a memorial service for the assassinated half-brother of President Hamid Karzai. Who was targeted? The Interior Ministry said Thursday's blast killed…
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SHIFTING TACTICS DRIVE RECORD HIGH AFGHAN CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL IN FIRST HALF OF 2011 LANDMINE-LIKE “PRESSURE PLATE IEDS” A DEADLY, DISTURBING TREND 14 JULY 2011, KABUL – Afghanistan experienced a 15 per cent increase in conflict-related civilian deaths in…
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The Danish Refugee Council is to distribute food to the most vulnerable households in the largest informal settlement in Kabul. The distribution is possible through a partnership with the World Food Programme in Kabul. 30,000 internally displaced…
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KABUL, 12 July 2011 (IRIN) - Afghanistan is struggling to improve health conditions for women, but indicators released recently show the country has the highest maternal mortality risk and the lowest female life expectancy in the…
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The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says it accidentally killed civilians in an air strike earlier this week and is investigating separate allegations that a coalition air raid killed two more civilians. A spokesman for the International Security…
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Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has ripped through a van, killing 13 civilians, including two children and four women. Authorities say the people were killed Saturday morning when their vehicle struck the device in…
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Executive Summary Across the globe, a dramatic gap exists between efforts and outcomes in realizing accountability for grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict. This report illustrates the “accountability gap” and presents practical opportunities for…
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The Afghan government must work with the International Criminal Court to investigate those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, Amnesty International said today, after an attack on a Kabul hotel claimed by…
