Afghanistan
POSTED BY MELANNE VERVEER / AUGUST 30, 2012 Melanne Verveer serves as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. During my first trip to Afghanistan as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, I was struck by something one woman said to…
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HIGHLIGHTS More than 3,000 civilian casualties of the armed conflict in first half of 2012 Small decrease of conflict-induced IDPs during first seven months compared to same period in 2011 MAIL reports 2012 has the second largest harvest in…
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Officials say a 12-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl have been beheaded in two separate incidents in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the provincial governor said the boy was kidnapped and killed in southern Kandahar Province on August 29,…
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30 August 2012 – Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan expressed grave concern today over how little attention is being paid to address the ever growing humanitarian needs of the country, where many groups including the United Nations…
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15,August 2012:- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan strongly condemns the spate of attacks around Afghanistan yesterday that killed and injured over 200 civilians. In particular, a series of separate suicide attacks in crowded public…
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KABUL, 7 August 2012 (IRIN) - One recent early morning, Bibi Hajira was milking the cows when a blast knocked her unconscious. "When I woke up I was in the hospital with head injuries. My left…
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Sharon Behn August 01, 2012 KABUL — Afghanistan is trying to unify the country through a new national educational curriculum. But a lack of security, books, trained teachers and schools is making it very challenging. Modern education is a…
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Conflict continues to take a devastating toll on civilians despite decrease in civilian casualties during first six months of 2012 – UN Kabul/Geneva, 8 August 2012 – In the first six months of 2012, conflict-related violence in…
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Scope of the Problem: As of first quarter of 1391 (June 2012), there were 5,489 hazardous areas remaining in Afghanistan, affecting 563 sq. km and 1,847 communities. Casualties: In 1390, 382 Afghans were injured or killed by…
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Operational Update The summer fighting season is at its height, and civilians, above all, are paying the price – either directly, as victims of the violence, or indirectly, as they face massive difficulties obtaining health care. The security…
