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25 mn Afghans living in poverty: UN body for humanitarian affairs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a debilitating rights situation, the UN body for humanitarian affairs expressed concerns over the grave condition pointing out that 25 million people in the country are living in poverty, media reports said.
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Prominent cleric among Afghans killed in Herat mosque blast
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): A prominent Afghan cleric was among the people killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in Herat province on Friday, officials said.
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US to halt humanitarian parole for Afghans seeking entry in America
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): The United States will discontinue the use of a humanitarian process known as parole to admit at-risk Afghans and will instead focus on resettling certain Afghan evacuees who qualify for immigration programs that provide permanent legal status, as per r
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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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Rights group accuses Iran, Turkey of illegal Afghan migrant pushback
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 31 (ANI): Iranian and Turkish security forces have pushed back Afghans who attempted to cross their borders by opening fire on them including women and children, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Humanitarians have stayed and delivered in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover and it is imperative that the international community continues to do the same while the de facto authorities must also do their part, the Security Council heard on M
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Afghans run out of patience amid degrading humanitarian situation: UN Depu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 29 (ANI): The people of Afghanistan have run out of patience as the humanitarian situation keeps degrading, UN Deputy Special Representative Ramiz Alakbarov said.
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at b
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped s
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Taliban responsible for defending all Afghans: UN
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): Amid an increasing number of attacks and Friday's explosion in the west of Kabul, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett urged Taliban officials to take responsibility to ensure the Afghan people's safety.
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Deported Afghans from Iran recount hardship
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghans who faced various hardships post the Taliban take over fled to Iran, however many of them were deported last week shared their experience of extreme hardship and mistreatment.
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Taliban 2.0 shows its ugly face, lashes people for premarital relationship
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): In another grim reminder of a crackdown on Afghan human rights, the Taliban has flogged three people publicly, for a total of 39 times, exposing that the outfit which rules Afghanistan has no tolerance for premarital relationships, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Protestors call for ouster of Afghans from Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Demanding the ouster of Afghans, rallies were taken out in parts of Sindh where demonstrators chanted slogans like "Go Afghans", media reports said.
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