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Afghanistan receives humanitarian aid from UNHCR, Uzbekistan amid harsh wi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In order to make the lives of Afghan people easy and bearable, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the support of the Uzbekistan government sent winter assistance to the war-ravaged country to cope up with an extreme cold.
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India will never abandon Afghan people, says NSA Doval in Moscow meet on A
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ajit Doval, who participated in the fifth Multilateral Meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils and National Security Advisers on Afghanistan in Moscow on Wednesday, also reiterated the call for an inclusive and representative government in Kabul and need for collective efforts to figh
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6 million people in Afghanistan face famine risk: UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As Afghanistan continues to face the worst humanitarian crisis amid ongoing political chaos, the United Nations (UN) warned that two-thirds of Afghans are facing severe hunger and are in urgent need of aid, with six million facing the risk of famine, TOLOnews reported on Monday.
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Taliban detains Afghan educator for protest over ban on women's education
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Taliban on Friday detained an Afghan professor for protesting against the organization's hardline regime which banned education for women in the country, Al Jazeera reported.
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Afghanistan's rank on Corruption Perception Index stands at 150: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the corruption and atrocities on Afghan people have only skyrocketed. The war-torn country was ranked 150 in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in 2022 out of 180 countries, Tolo news stated citing a report released by Transparency Internatio
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US government is a partner to the people of Afghanistan: Ned Price
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The United States (US) government is a partner to the people of Afghanistan and supports them in a number of ways, said US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price during a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
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Around 500 needy families receive humanitarian aid in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid a severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, the citizens have been living miserable life. On Tuesday, aid was provided to 500 needy families in Kabul by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Afghan Red Crescent Society, and the King Salman Charity
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Reviewing engagement with Taliban, says US on rights violations in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, in a press briefing, underlined that the US continues to be the world's leading humanitarian provider to the people of Afghanistan, and is not providing the Taliban with any support.
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Top UN delegation tells Taliban to reverse course on decrees limiting wome
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement, the UN said Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to e
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Extreme cold claims 20 lives in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Natural catastrophes have made the situation even worse for Afghans as they grapple with one of the greatest humanitarian crisis in the country's history.
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Barring Afghan women from work will interrupt humanitarian aid to Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Griffiths, humanitarian aid organisations working under the United Nations, need the support of women employees to continue delivering life-saving services to the Afghan people.
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More than 6.6 mn people face severe hunger crisis in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Crisis in Afghanistan does not seem to die down as several people are under the grip of hunger and lack of basic amenities in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the Afghan land in August last year, TOLO news reported.
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