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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans may flee to Europe this winter due to loo
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Pakistan's Army chief Bajwa holds telephonic conversation with Britain's C
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a telephonic conversation with the UK's Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Anthony David Radakin and discussed Afghanistan's situation on Thursday, reported local media.
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Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI): A senior UN rights official has emphasised that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country.
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Uzbekistan urges world to help neighbouring Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], December 12 (ANI): As winter continues to grip Central Asia, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov has called on the international community to help neighbouring Afghanistan that is facing a large scale humanitarian crisis.
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Afghanistan: Amid humanitarian crisis, Red Cross paying health worker sala
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 12 (ANI): Amid the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is paying the salaries of 6,000 medical employees and providing medical equipment for at least 23 public hospitals, an official said.
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Pakistan FM Qureshi meets NATO chief Stoltenberg in Brussels, discusses Af
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels and discussed the fast deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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'Missing India factor dents Afghanistan's progress after Taliban takeover'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 4 (ANI): With Afghanistan facing a severe humanitarian crisis, the Taliban regime is making a big mistake by alienating India, which has for over two decades been assisting the country's progress including humanitarian, civil aviation, telecommunication, transpo
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Humanitarians distribute aid in Afghanistan, one of world's greatest emerg
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New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations and its partners are conducting needs assessments while distributing aid across Afghanistan, one of the world's greatest emergencies, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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UN seeks to render financial assistance for vulnerable Afghans, addressing
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New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is planning to amplify its Afghan focused programs citing the humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Taliban ban on women can cost economy USD 1bn
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Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban's move to stop women from working could cost the Afghan economy nearly USD 1 billion, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, that portrays the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Russia: 'The Afghan money must be unblocked from western banks, primarily
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 30 (ANI): Vladimir Putin, President of Russia has called for unblocking and unfreezing of assets of Afghans in Western banks, to curb the humanitarian crisis.
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Saudi Arabia calls for OIC meeting to address humanitarian crisis in Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 30 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has appealed to members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene an extraordinary meeting on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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