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KABUL/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 13 June 2007 UNICEF strongly condemned the shooting yesterday, in front of a girls' school in the Logar province of Afghanistan, which killed two schoolgirls and injured four, including a teacher. "This is a heinous, cowardly act against students…
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Kabul: June 11th, 2007. On June 9th, the United Nations Mine Action Center (UNMACA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Ministry of Education (MoEd). To ensure that Afghanistan fulfils its obligation of the Ottawa…
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Spokesperson: Good morning everyone and welcome to today's press conference. Today's focus is refugee affairs and I will hand over to Salvatore Lombardo [United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Afghanistan] in a few moments. Before I do,…
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British Forces based in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, deployed as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), have launched a programme to raise awareness of the dangers posed by landmines. Having cleared Taliban forces from much of Helmand Province, British…
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IN THIS ISSUE: - 91 people killed or injured in suicide attacks - Hostages released - NGO staff member shot dead - Mullah Dadullah is killed - Meshrano Jirga calls for "direct negotiations" with the Taliban - Iran deports over 85,000 Afghans - 83 civilians…
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HUMANITARIAN ISSUES & EMERGENCY RESPONSE Forced repatriation and Returnees- Since 21 April 2007, approximately 88,000 Afghan refugees were deported from Iran through Islam Qala and Zaranj border points. Some of the families have been reluctant to travel to their places…
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Education The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) promotes stability and positive participation in the global community through expanded, high-quality education. Adequate investments in education lead to the achievement of most of the other development goals and…
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The United States has launched another effort to strengthen peace and post-conflict recovery. The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has awarded a total of more than $2.2 million…
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TALKING POINTS Good morning everybody. Welcome to our regular Monday morning briefing. As usual, we have a number of announcements to make from the United Nations family here in Afghanistan, before we move on to the main part of the…
Afghanistan
TALKING POINTS Welcome, all, to this weeks's UNAMA press briefing. As usual we have a few updates on UN activities from around the country, before we go to your questions. UPDATE ON IRAN RETURNEES Over the last few days, IOM, in…
