Afghanistan

Humanitarian aid alone cannot meet the needs of millions in Afghanistan: Report

The report argues that concrete steps must be taken to address the crippled Afghan economy and ongoing humanitarian crisis

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Afghanistan: UN says ban on women employees unlawful, cannot be accepted

UN says several of its Afghan female personnel have already experienced restrictions on their movements, including harassment, intimidation, and detention.

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Is the Taliban setting up Kandahar as the country’s capital?

Analysts said the transfer of Zabihullah Mujahid’s office to Kandahar is a sign of them turning Kandahar into the Taliban’s.

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Afghanistan: 20 female employees of state-owned firm sacked in Jawzjan

Taliban has said that all these posts were contracted but employees of the enterprise said that all those sacked were.

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Afghanistan: Detained artist ‘seriously ill’ but denied access to a doctor, say relatives

Relatives of Musa Shaheen say the artist is seriously ill with kidney problems and that the Taliban are not giving.

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UN tells Afghan staff not to work for 48 hours: Sources

The organization said: “We remind de facto authorities that United Nations entities cannot operate and deliver life-saving assistance without female.

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Russia reopens consulate in northern Afghanistan

Russian media have reported that Alexey Pereverzev has been appointed as Russia’s consul general in Mazar-i-Sharif.

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Afghanistan: Former envoy to US says sanctions against Taliban are not the solution

Adela Raz said in a discussion organized by the Hudson Institute that other solutions to the crisis in Afghanistan need.

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UN chief seeks global efforts to safeguard people from mines

Since 1989, almost 57,000 Afghan civilians have been killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war, UN said.

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Japan contributes additional $5 million to WFP in Afghanistan

The funding is a lifeline to millions of people who faced the possibility of going without food aid in April.

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