Afghanistan
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Asia Pacific
UN and partners announce Afghan peace summit will convene in Turkey this month
The UN together with Turkey, and Qatar, announced on Tuesday that a high-level conference aimed at ending decades of conflict in Afghanistan…
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Asia Pacific
First Person: The Afghan woman putting her life at risk to rid her home of mines
Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been…
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Asia Pacific
Amidst ‘heightened intensity’ actions toward peace must be ‘in the best interests’ of Afghans
Amidst a period of “heightened intensity”, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Tuesday that the killing, displacement…
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Asia Pacific
Secretary-General appoints Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan
The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday announced the appointment of seasoned mediator Jean Arnault as his new Personal Envoy on…
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Asia Pacific
‘Disturbing spike’ in Afghan civilian casualties after peace talks began: UN report
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan witnessed a sharp rise since peace negotiations started in September last year, even though overall deaths…
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Migrants and Refugees
Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance: UN migration agency
A catastrophic fire on Saturday, at a border between Afghanistan and Iran has damaged an UN International Organization for Migration…
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Human Rights
Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders were killed in Afghanistan between 1 January 2018 and 31 January 2021,…
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Asia Pacific
Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance: UN migration agency
A catastrophic fire on Saturday, at a border between Afghanistan and Iran has damaged an UN International Organization for Migration…
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders were killed in Afghanistan between 1 January 2018 and 31 January 2021,…
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Human Rights
Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals
Torture claims among people detained for security or terrorism-related offences in Afghanistan remain high, according to a new UN human…
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