Informes

How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers grow again In the west of Herat province in western Afghanistan, just a few miles from the border with Iran, what looks like a desert is being…

It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be here. This is a unique day because we are coming here still very close to Nowruz with an opening of a new chapter, a new life…

Government Tables Final Report on Canada’s Priorities and Signature Projects in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan March 29, 2012 - The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, today tabled, on behalf of the Government of…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS Avalanches struck villages in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan, Nuristan, and Parwan provinces during March, resulting in approximately 60 deaths and affecting hundreds of people. USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) responded to the avalanches through…

Locals say foreign and Afghan troops take over their houses and land without permission or compensation. By Gol Ahmad Ehsan - Afghanistan ARR Issue 427, 27 Mar 12 Residents of parts of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan have accused…

Hundreds of Women, Girls Jailed for ‘Moral Crimes’ Government Should Target Abusers, Not Victims (Kabul, March 28, 2012) – The Afghan government should release the approximately 400 women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for “moral crimes,” Human Rights…

Kabul, Afghanistan – Dr. Laurent Zessler, UNFPA Afghanistan Representative and Mr. Fazludin Ayar, Chief Commander of 202 Zone Police Headquarters inaugurate today Training of Trainers for Police on Prevention and Response to Cases of Violence against…

Rainer Gonzalez Palau Social & Strategic Infrastructure Desk Officer In December 2001, a team led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) completed a “Preliminary Needs Assessment (PNA) for the Recovery and Reconstruction of Afghanistan”, which was soon followed…

Executive Summary Huge sums of aid money have been channelled into Afghanistan – more than USD60 billion since 2001. As Afghanistan’s second largest bilateral donor, the UK is providing more than GBP710 million in the four years…

SC/10582 Security Council 6735th Meeting (AM) UN Official Says Enhancing Afghan Sovereignty, Building Self-Reliance Key; Afghanistan : Transition Will Empower Country to ‘Take Charge of Its Own Destiny’ Recent tragic incidents in Afghanistan must not derail progress or put off deadlines…