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Iran deports over 88,000 afghans in one week amid rising humanitarian cris
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The organisation stated that only 11 per cent of these returnees received any humanitarian assistance due to critical resource limitations, calling for urgent international funding to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable.
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Afghanistan: World Food Programme says it has been giving food, cash to 6
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
As Afghanistan battles a humanitarian crisis, the World Food Programme said it has been distributing food and cash to six million people every month there, according to Khaama Press.
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Afghan economy has shrunk, country receives USD80 Mn every 14 days: Report
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a newly released report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has highlighted that millions of dollars have been transported to Afghanistan in different shipments over the previous three months.
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Afghanistan: UNICEF announces it will establish thousands of educational c
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has declared that it will shortly open approximately a thousand educational classes in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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US special envoy, UNAMA official discuss humanitarian and economic conditi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The UNAMA Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Resident Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte, met with US Special Representative Thomas West to discuss the humanitarian and economic conditions in Afghanistan as well as help for Afghan refugees.
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"Taliban imposed system of widespread discrimination against women in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the Taliban have really clamped down and imposed a system of widespread discrimination against women and girls," TOLOnews reported.
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Situation of children continues to remain grim in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In its observance of children's rights around the world, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted the plight of Afghan children, adding that many of them are involved in hazardous jobs to earn for their families, TOLOnews reported.
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Earthquake affected in Afghanistan's Gayan district continue to remain hom
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The earthquake victims in Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province in Afghanistan continue to remain without a roof on their heads and have complained that houses for many victims have yet to be built.
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Visually impaired Afghans complain of limited access to education, unemplo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
People in Afghanistan with disabilities have complained about lack of education, unemployment, and healthcare issues under the Taliban regime, according to Khaama Press.
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Amid humanitarian crisis, World Food Program deputy director calls for urg
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Aiming to prevent a winter catastrophe in Afghanistan, UN World Food Program (WFP) Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau will be appealing for funding on an urgent basis during a Brussels meeting, Khaama Press reported on Thursday.
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Over 700 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan from Iran
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations on Monday in a post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, said that around 774 Afghan refugees arrived in Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province.
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Taliban interference in humanitarian aid "main barrier" to beneficiaries i
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The interference of Taliban in the humanitarian assistance has become a massive roadblock in the distribution of aid to the Afghan people in need, said the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), according to TOLOnews.
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