Informes

By Meera Thoompail and Jake Tacchi "The doctors wanted to discharge me...I begged them to keep me in longer." These are the words of Faridon, a 40-year-old man from Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, who was held in a hospital…

By Stephanie Studer On September 29, 2020 at least 14 people were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Daikundi province. The reported casualties were all civilians. Among the deaths were seven women and five children, who were…

North-east: Nearly 10,000 people displaced by conflict, civilian casualties reported Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued across the north-east mostly in Takhar province. According to local authorities, ongoing fighting in…

After a roadside bombing in the Kijran district in Afghanistan, which reportedly killed 14 civilians including five children, Save the Children released the below statement. Chris Nyamandi, Country Director of Save the Children in Afghanistan: “We vehemently condemn…

Negotiating Parties Should End Unlawful Attacks on Civilians Patricia Gossman Associate Asia Director pagossman The painstaking pace of peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban means that it could be a long time before the participants address the…

A new analysis from the International Rescue Committee finds that women and girls living in large refugee-hosting countries have not experienced global rates of progress over the past 25 years. Despite global gains, rates of school enrollment,…

North-east: 17,500 people displaced by fighting Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued across the north-east mostly in Kunduz and Takhar provinces. The ongoing fighting reportedly resulted in the new…

In the next 12 months, essential health, nutrition, education, water & sanitation and child protection services will be provided to up to 30,000 people in four provinces of the country Kabul, Afghanistan, 22 September 2020: the Government…

New research shows devastating economic impact of Covid-19 on displaced More than three quarters of displaced and conflict-affected people surveyed by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) have lost income since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The…

Right to Be Named on Identification Cards A Boost for Equality During Peace Talks Heather Barr Interim Co-Director, Women's Rights Division Afghanistan’s president has signed a new law that will, for the first time, include mothers’ names on their…