Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Chief of field operations & emergency, Mustapha Ben Messaoud – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des…
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Introduction \1. In the wake of the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, there has been a rapid deterioration in the security and human rights situation in large parts of the country. The Taliban has taken control…
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The Taliban have entered Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul unopposed and seized the presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country yesterday (15 June). The group have gained vast swathes of territory in recent weeks, from rural…
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The ICRC is relieved to see Kabul avoid what could have been devastating urban warfare, but we remain mindful of the thousands of civilians wounded and displaced in recent fighting in other urban centres. The ICRC…
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Afghan civilians face extreme risks from the Taliban and must be protected. PAX is deeply concerned about the safety of Afghan civilians in the face of the violent overthrow of the Afghan government as well as…
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2021 Highlights 708,950 total returns from Iran and Pakistan since 01 January 2021 701,972 total returns from Iran in 2021. Over the past week 29,481 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran with 2% or 652 individuals assisted (382 men…
Afghanistan
UNFPA joins the United Nations Secretary-General and the international community in expressing its deep concern about the grave humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan. It is painful to witness the immense suffering caused by fighting and displacement,…
Afghanistan
I have been closely following the current developments in Afghanistan and am most concerned by recent reports of escalating violence in the country. In particular, I echo the views expressed by the United Nations Security Council over…
Afghanistan
SC/14603 SECURITY COUNCIL 8834TH MEETING (AM) Permanent Representative Warns Kabul Residents Living in ‘Absolute Fear’, amid Reported Door-to-Door Searches, Targeted Killings In an emergency Security Council meeting on Afghanistan following the Taliban’s seizure of the capital city, United Nations Secretary-General…
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SC/14604 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President T.S. Tirumurti (India): The members of the Security Council called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and the establishment, through inclusive negotiations, of a…
