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Afghanistan: People of Helmand request aid as violence-hit province suffer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 25 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the residents of Helmand Province have requested financial aid to re-build the demolished homes as the Taliban regime and conflicts have resulted in financial difficulties for the people in the coun
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Pushback against Afghan refugees continues as Iran deports over 7,000 migr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): As Afghanistan continue to remain under the grip of a humanitarian crisis, more than 7,000 Afghan refugees have been deported by Iran in the past week, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday.
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Pakistan's rejection of Bangladeshi flood aid sparks row
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Pakistan's rejection of Bangladeshi aid amid devastating floods and heavy monsoons, has set off a heated debate in the cash-strapped country.
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Afghanistan to get GBP 24 million aid from UK amid ongoing humanitarian cr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): In order to help Afghanistan tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis, UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has contributed an additional GBP 24 million towards UNICEF's USD 2 billion Humanitarian Action for Children appeal for Afgha
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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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Afghanistan tops the list of unhappiest countries: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Under the Taliban regime, Afghanistan ranked first among the list of unhappiest countries in terms of physical pain, mental stress, mental disorders triggered by poverty and unemployment, anxiety, and anger, as per a report by a global analytics firm.
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Impact of Ukraine conflict is not limited to Europe: India
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in the developing countries.
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Afghan delegation to discuss humanitarian crisis in Vienna
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 7 (ANI): At least thirty-one political and intellectual figures from Afghanistan will discuss the ongoing political as well as humanitarian crisis and put forward a critical perspective on the Taliban's rule in a Vienna meeting which is scheduled to take place
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UN chief raises concern over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): Calling the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan "unjustifiable", the UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has raised his concern and said that there is a violation of women's rights.
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UN expresses concern over food security as Pak floods threaten Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the worsening flood situation in Pakistan as it will threaten the food supply to crisis-ridden Afghanistan.
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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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Pakistan: 13 killed, several missing after boat carrying flood victims cap
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed and many remained missing after a boat carrying around 25 flood victims capsized in the swollen Indus River in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday, local media reported.
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