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Americans strongly oppose aid to Afghanistan, fear money landing in Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): A majority of American voters oppose providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, as they fear the money will end up in the pockets of the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism), according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll out on Wednesday.
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Awami Action Committee protest in Skardu over load shedding, food crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], January 11 (ANI): The Gilgit-Baltistan based Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Monday organised a protest in Skardu against repeated and prolonged power shedding and a crisis of food items, amidst heavy snowfall in the area.
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Pakistan: Protest over power, gas crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kohat [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): Scores of people staged a protest against Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against the local authorities for power and gas crises in Kohat city, local media reported on Sunday.
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COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will face, warns UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 27 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not the last of its kind and that people should take measures to prevent such crises in the future.
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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans may flee to Europe this winter due to loo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 17 (ANI): Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that hundreds of thousands of Afghans will try to flee to Europe this winter if large-scale economic and humanitarian crises cannot be prevented, reported Sputnik.
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India, Iran, Uzbekistan hold trilateral meeting on Chabahar Port
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The second trilateral Working Group meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan on the joint use of Chabahar port was held virtually on Tuesday, wherein participants underlined the important role played by the port during humanitarian crises as well as in
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Afghanistan's economy crashed since Taliban takeover, plunging country int
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 28 (ANI): Afghanistan's economy has crashed since the Taliban's take over of Kabul in mid-August, plunging the country into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, said a media report.
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Nearly 40 million Afghans may fall into 'extreme poverty' by mid 2022: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Raising concern over the ongoing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Migration Agency said that Afghanistan may fall into "extreme poverty" by mid-2022 if no action is taken immediately to address the simultaneous humanitarian, economic and political c
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One million children suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): As Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, one million children are suffering from malnutrition in the country, local media reported on Monday.
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UN asks nations to reprogramme development money for humanitarian aid in A
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 30 (ANI): A UN official has called on the international community to reprogramme their allocated money for development aid in Afghanistan as people in the country is facing one of the biggest humanitarian crises on the earth.
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Afghanistan experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with the health system and social services at a breaking point, said United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi.
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Int'l community cannot ignore Afghan crisies: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding in Afghanistan, said a UN official, adding that Hunger the plight of women and girls, the looming economic crisis and COVID-19 remain alarming and require urgent action.
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