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HIGHLIGHTS More than one million Afghans are now on the move. The Flash Appeal is 54 per cent funded; but there is an urgent need for authorities to rapidly increase access to basic services and land. UNFPA report…
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HERAT - Ensuring the full implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law was the focus of a UNAMA-backed event for women police officers in the western province of Herat. Some 35 women officers from…
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KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns last night’s attack against civilian residents of the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Shortly before midnight on 10 November, a vehicle laden with heavy explosives detonated in the vicinity…
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Tribal elders say that most girls are married off before the age of 14. By Qayum Babak An investigation by IWPR has revealed that child marriage remains rampant in the north of Afghanistan, with the local authorities warning…
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Ongoing surge of violence means that villagers are continuing to flee their homes. By Gul Ahmad Ehsan Lost in thought, Abdul Khaliq stood leaning against a wall by the side of a road in Lashkar Gah, the provincial…
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Displaced Afghan women lack identity papers 8 out of 10 internally displaced Afghan women don't have proper identity papers. This is hindering their access to education, employment, housing and property, according to a new study released today. “The lack…
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KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is currently investigating allegations that at least 32 civilians were killed and a further 19 injured in air strikes in Kunduz city last Thursday. In the early hours…
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"We sleep here in this brick factory site at night and we work here during the day" By Zabihullah Noori LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Samina, an eight-year-old Afghan girl, hasn't been to school since she was forced…
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Highlights Afghanistan is currently facing an escalating humanitarian crisis with the staggering influx of Afghan returnees from Pakistan. UNHCR and IOM estimate that by the 15 March 2017 deadline imposed by the Government of Pakistan for voluntary…
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To the Members of the European Parliament, The Afghanistan donor conference that took place on October 4 and 5 2016 brought together representatives from 75 countries and 26 international organizations. €13.6 billion was pledged – amongst other…
