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UN raises alarm over escalating malnutrition among women, children in Afgh
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to WFP reports, an alarming 1.2 million women are now grappling with malnutrition across the country.
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Afghanistan: Three people killed, six injured in explosion in Kunar
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as three people have been killed and six others have been injured after an explosion in Afghanistan's Kunar province.
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Afghan economy impacted by ban on women working in NGOs: OCHA
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report that the ban on women working in NGOs in Afghanistan has had a major impact on the country's economy, TOLO News reported.
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European Union contributes 3 million euros to Afghanistan humanitarian aid
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to OCHA, the funds provided by the EU will enable aid agencies to give necessary assistance and protection to millions in need across Afghanistan.
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Year Ender: Condition of Afghan women plunges to new low under Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls. Afghanistan has plunged into an extreme humanitarian crisis following the Taliban's takeover of the region in August 2021.
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Afghanistan to receive humanitarian assistance from Iceland
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Iceland is set to provide 40 million Icelandic Krona to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund, according to a statement from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Khaama Press reported.
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Myanmar's military junta faces biggest threat to its power since 2021 coup
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
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Israel Defence Forces share video explaining hostage situation in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Along with the shared video was a text that read, "This is WHY Hamas brought hostages to the Shifa Hospital after the October 7 massacre. Why is Hamas still holding over 200 civilians hostage 44 days later?"
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Afghanistan: Doctors concerned over spread of infectious diseases amid mas
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Several medical professionals discussed the transmission of several infectious diseases among recently deported refugees from Pakistan, TOLOnews reported.
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Expelled migrants, including women, say future in Afghanistan uncertain an
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nigar, one of the expelled women from Pakistan who has been relocated to a temporary camp in northern Kabul, said that it has been six days since she has come back to Afghanistan with her family.
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"Only one hospital in functioning northern Gaza": UN
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid intense Israeli strikes near and at medical facilities, the United Nations has expressed concern over the fact that only one hospital is functioning in northern Gaza, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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50,000 Palestinians moved to southern Gaza through corridor set up by Isra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Palestinians have been able to evacuate northern Gaza due to a formalized humanitarian pause in the fighting that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) implemented in several neighbourhoods in northern Gaza for the first time after pressure from the Biden administration.
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