Afghanistan
A few days ago, Dr. Zanidin Amin sent his seven children and the rest of his family back to their hometown of Marjah, a district outside Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Their…
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Reporters Without Borders condemns the increase in violence against journalists and media outlets in Afghanistan. The war imposed by the Taliban is the main reason for the violence but local authorities, the military and police are…
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KABUL / GENEVA (20 October 2016) – A United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today called on the Government of Afghanistan to intensify its efforts to meet the needs of hundreds of…
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20 October 2016 Introductory comments In my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), I carried out a visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 11 to 20 October…
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Thousands Pushed Into ‘Voluntary Returns’ Face Fresh Dangers at Home By Ahmad Shuja At Kabul airport on Tuesday, I met a group of Afghans – three women and 10 men – who had just arrived from Turkey. It…
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KABUL, 19 October 2016 - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renews its call for all parties to refocus their efforts on preventing harm to civilians, as latest figures released today by UNAMA for the…
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Highlights While clearing operations (including of IEDs) continue, there has been no fighting in Kunduz city for several days and the situation continues to normalize within the city limits. Some major roads into the city remain contested. As…
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Afghanistan - As the Afghanistan government prepares tough and comprehensive legislation to crack down on human trafficking, IOM and USAID have launched a USD 10 million, multi-year project to help to end the suffering of men,…
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Insurgents’ Increasing Threat to Embattled Minority A gunman wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform opened fire on Shia mourners at Kabul’s landmark Sakhi Shrine on Wednesday, killing 18 people and wounding 54. The attack on members…
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HIGHLIGHTS • Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian crisis with an estimated one million people on the move by the end of the year. It’s possible to avert this crisis: the Flash Appeal to support the thousands of vulnerable…
