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Organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Delivered on: 22 November 2013 Page history: Updated 22 November 2013 Policy: Establishing stability in Afghanistan Minister: The Rt Hon William Hague MP World location: Afghanistan The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in…
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Another minefield in Afghanistan—this time in the Panjshir Valley, about 150 km west of Kabul—is back in the hands of local communities cleared of mines by Australian Government-funded local and international partners. Since 2011, Australia’s support has…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Afghanistan is one of the world’s most heavily landmine-affected states. It also hosts the world’s oldest mine action programme, established in the late 1980s. Since then the country has suffered two full-scale invasions, at least…
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11 November 2013 – The Government of Afghanistan has issued an appeal to the international community for funds for the country’s mine action programme which has experienced a 25 per cent drop in its funding this…
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With support from the UAE government, 70 villages of Kandahar province have become free of known mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) 70 villages in 10 districts of Kandahar province are declared free from all type…
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24-10-2013 Operational Update As armed conflict in Afghanistan shows no signs of abating, the need for humanitarian assistance remains undiminished. This is an update on ICRC activities in the country from January to September. "Fighting in densely populated…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The MAPA historical achievements indicate a great deal of progress over the past 24 years of mine action operations in Afghanistan. To date, MAPA has released 21,174 hazards covering 1,834 sq km area, through surveys…
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Speech by Justine Greening, the Secretary of State for International Development on the Government's progress in Afghanistan. With permission, I will make a statement on the Government’s progress in Afghanistan. First I would like to pay tribute to…
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I. Introduction The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/16 and Security Council resolution 2096 (2013), in which the Council requested me to report on developments in Afghanistan every three months. The report provides an…
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The UK is part of a 49-nation coalition to prevent international terrorists, including Al Qaeda, from again using Afghanistan as a base from which to operate, threatening our security and that of the region. The Government has…
