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Context, crisis, impacts and needs Forty years of war, recurrent natural disasters, increasing poverty and COVID-19 are devastating the people of Afghanistan. Conflict continues to drive extreme physical and psychological harm, and is forcibly displacing hundreds of…
Afghanistan
Responding to the explosion in eastern Afghanistan that has killed at least 15 children, Save the Children's Country Director in Afghanistan Chris Nyamandi said, “The reason for the explosion is unclear. Some say it was a…
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Africa Burkina Faso 06 November 2020: In Kossodo neighbourhood, Ouagadougou, an unidentified perpetrator threw a Molotov cocktail at the mosque of the Kossodo campus, causing a fire. The incident is believed to be related to a dispute between…
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SC/14391 Reporting on promising developments in peace talks between the Government of Afghanistan and its Taliban opposition, the top United Nations official for the country warned the Security Council during a 17 December videoconference meeting that future…
Afghanistan
New York, 17 December 2020 * * * Thank you, Mr. President, Good morning, good evening, Council members. I am addressing the Council as we close on one of the most momentous years Afghans have endured. Since my last briefing, the…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Afghan justice system has since 2018 provided for both Alternatives to Detention (AtDs) and Alternatives to Incarceration (AtIs). However, to date there is very limited data on the impacts of the use of AtIs…
Afghanistan
It was supposed to be a celebratory night of singing, dancing and good food for the hardworking, young farmer Ahmadullah and his four friends as they drove to a wedding in their village in Zheray district…
Afghanistan
The year 2020 has been considered a historic one for Afghanistan. In February, 20 years since the US-led invasion, the US signed a deal with the Islamic Emirate – otherwise known as the Taliban – to…
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South: Intense fighting disrupted humanitarian activities and reduced health services Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) intensified with armed clashes, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonations and airstrikes reported in Kandahar,…
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Highlights by country South-West Asia Afghanistan • Through the cash for protection programme, UNHCR has assisted a total of 7,988 households of the approximately 10,870 households that have been identified so far (from an overall target of 11,400 households).This programme aims…
