Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s new policy to help more than 600,000 internally displaced people, many of whom live on the brink of starvation and in cramped makeshift dwellings, is a milestone, said Amnesty International. However, the organization warns that…
Afghanistan
8 February 2014 – Reversing a decline in civilian casualties recorded in 2012, the number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan’s armed conflict increased by 14 per cent in 2013, according to a new United…
Afghanistan
2014 will be a crucial year for the continued stability of Afghanistan. The presidential elections and the withdrawal of international combat forces from the country will most likely have significant economic and security implications for development,…
Afghanistan
Karzai Should Not Sign Procedural Code Denying Women Legal Protections (Kabul, February 4, 2014) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai should refuse to sign a new criminal procedure code that would effectively deny women protection from domestic violence…
Afghanistan
OCHA Contact: Dr Ismail Amn Key Messages Kunar is ranked as the second province most in need of humanitarian assistance under the Needs Index ranking (CHAP 2014). Issues of access, localized conflict, cross border shelling and internal displacement…
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By John James JALALABAD, 31 January 2014 (IRIN) - Just before his 18th birthday, Naik Mohammad relocated to Afghanistan, a country he only knew from family stories and the television news. Mohammad, an Afghan refugee born and raised…
Afghanistan
Executive Summary Women's rights, development, and participation in society have been at the forefront of international involvement in Mghanistan since 2001. The Government of Mghanistan has made a series of critical commitments to women, including espousing equality…
Afghanistan
Education minister has helped bring millions of children into school system against a backdrop of conflict and Taliban threats Afghanistan is on track to bring 2 million registered but absentee schoolchildren, many of them girls, into the…
Afghanistan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The operating landscape in Afghanistan will become increasingly challenging over the medium term as international troops withdraw, foreign aid levels decline, and presidential and parliamentary elections are contested. Growing insecurity resulting from these pivotal transitions…
Afghanistan
18 January 2014 – Top United Nations officials and the Security Council have strongly condemned a suicide attack at a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday evening that killed 21 people, including four UN…
