Informes

By Noori Zabihullah LONDON, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Afghan asylum seekers sent back home this week under a deal negotiated with the European Union fear their forced deportations will prompt other migrants to try to…

Afghanistan - IOM has launched a socio-economic survey of undocumented Afghan families returning from Pakistan in order to better understand and respond to their needs and intentions. The survey highlights key questions including where returnees plan to…

HIGHLIGHTS The humanitarian community is mobilizing to provide life-saving, emergency assistance to vulnerable Afghan families over winter. However, a longer-term view is essential to break cyclical patterns of need. For IRC, cash assistance to respond to emergencies is…

Nearly half of returnee children out of school while mass return mounts pressure on health services, food and water supplies New data from Save the Children reveals an alarming education crisis in Afghanistan, as 3,000 Afghans are…

1. Introduction Gender-based violence (GBV), particularly violence against women and girls (VAW/G), is widespread in Afghanistan and impacts all segments of Afghan society. Gender-based violence may take on different forms, including physical, mental and sexual violence, sexual…

KABUL - Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) spotlighted the crucial work of Afghan human rights defenders and joined the call for all citizens to stand up to protect…

Author: Salima Ahmadi Ghor province, in western Afghanistan, has been in the headlines in the past few years. Not only was the appointment of its first female provincial governor overturned, there has also been a series of…

Tens of thousands beg or sell trinkets rather than attending school. By Pazhman Pazhohish Eight-year-old Sohrab spends her days looking through rubbish on the streets of Kabul. “I collect [empty] cans of Pepsi and then sell them to shopkeepers…

Activists warn that public awareness campaigns are having little impact. By Sohdaba Ehrari Laila, a 15-year-old girl from the Gozra district of Herat, was married off two years ago. She now has a six-month-old child. As she tried to…

Thanks to its support there are now seven times as many school goers compared to the year 2001 People in need (PIN) started its systematic activity in Afghanistan in 2001, shortly after the fall of Taliban. The…