Afghanistan
More than 300,000 children unable to attend school due to insecurity More than 300,000 children were not able to continue their education due to the closure of more than 700 schools due to security reasons in Afghanistan…
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Highlights 245,405 total returns from Iran and Pakistan since 01 Jan 2019 233,619 total returns from Iran 11,786 total returns from Pakistan 9,936 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran with 8% of returnees from Iran (799 individuals) assisted 562 undocumented Afghans returned…
Afghanistan
The Taliban’s killing of civilians through a continuous spate of bombings demonstrates the armed group’s chilling disregard for human lives, Amnesty International said today. The human rights organization said the 7 July 2019 bombing in a crowded…
Afghanistan
New York, 8 July 2019 As delivered Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this briefing on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Let me first offer my condolences to the Government of Afghanistan following…
Afghanistan
On Friday, July 5th 2019, a mortar fired by the Taliban landed on a market in Faryab province, Afghanistan, killing 14 and injuring 40. The mortar landed on a busy market in Khwaja Sabz Posh district. It…
Afghanistan
Borhan Osman, Senior Analyst, Afghanistan A return visit to Taliban strongholds in rural Afghanistan reveals that hopes for peace last year’s brief ceasefire sparked have dimmed amid growing violence – despite progress in peace talks. I travelled the…
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Highlights 235,170 total returns from Iran and Pakistan since 01 Jan 2019 223,946 total returns from Iran 11,224 total returns from Pakistan 9,729 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran with 9% of returnees from Iran (914 individuals) assisted 504 undocumented Afghans returned…
Afghanistan
Executive Summary Over the course of 2018 some 15,699 Afghan refugees returned under UNHCR’s facilitated voluntary repatriation program, with the majority returning from Pakistan (13,584) followed by smaller numbers from Iran (1,964) and other countries (151). At…
Afghanistan
SG/SM/19651 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General is outraged and deeply saddened by the Taliban-claimed complex attack that took place on 1 July in a civilian-populated area of…
Afghanistan
The UN leading advocate for the protection of children affected by armed conflict condemned the horrific attack that took place in Kabul on 1st July in which, according to preliminary figures, more than 100 of civilians…
