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The Government today adopted a revised and extended cooperation strategy for Swedish aid to Afghanistan. This is an important part of the gradual transition from military to increased civilian involvement. Sweden will increase its aid to…
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(Extract) Humanitarian Affairs Two organisations, Oxfam and Save the Children, have warned that more than two million Afghans in the drought-affected, mountainous areas of Afghanistan could be at risk of severe hunger if they are stranded for months…
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No one knows the true impact that years of war and instability have had on the mental health of people in Afghanistan. Research suggests the psychological consequences of insecurity, trauma, migration, poverty and poor education are far-reaching. A…
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Government Reports on Canada’s Engagement in Afghanistan (No. 11.143 - November 23, 2011 - 3:30 PM) The Honourable Peter MacKay Minister of National Defence, today tabled the Government of Canada’s thirteenth quarterly report on Canada’s engagement in…
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Implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women law in Afghanistan has a long way to go KABUL, 23 NOVEMBER 2011 – Judicial and law enforcement officials are so far implementing sporadically the two-year-old law supporting the…
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ATTOCK, Pakistan, November 16 (UNHCR) – Haji Saadat never imagined he would spend more than three decades in exile when he first fled Afghanistan and took refuge in Pakistan. After leaving his home in Jawzjan in northern…
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By Staffan de Mistura 10 November 2011 - The Taliban come to any house they please, by force. Then they fire from that house, and then ISAF and the Afghan National Army fire at the house. But…
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10 Nov 2011 04:32 Nov 10 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0420 GMT on Thursday: GHAZNI - Unknown gunmen killed two women and wounded a child in Ghazni province on Wednesday, said Mohammad Hashim,…
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2011 – A roadside explosion killed at least 10 people in northwestern Afghanistan’s Badghis province yesterday, marking the third day in a row during the Eid ul Adha holiday in which suspected…
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KABUL, 9 November 2011 (IRIN) - Resettlement challenges in Afghanistan have discouraged refugees living in neighbouring countries from going home, with 60,000 returning in the past 10 months against 100,000 during the same period last year,…
