Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Funding shortfall amid deepening humanitarian crisis
A senior UN official on Thursday urged donors to step up support for Afghanistan, where ongoing drought and increased military…
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Afghanistan: 270,000 newly displaced this year, warns UNHCR
The worsening security situation across Afghanistan in the wake of foreign troop withdrawal and Taliban advances, has forced an estimated…
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Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan
With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated,…
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Afghanistan: UN condemns ‘horrendous attack’ on demining partner HALO Trust
The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deadly attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a…
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Afghanistan: Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘heinous’ attack on girls school
Two senior UN officials on Wednesday, condemned in the strongest terms, a terrorist attack targeting girls and their families outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The…
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Middle East
Kabul school bombing condemned by senior UN officials
Saturday’s deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has been condemned by leading UN officials.…
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Asia Pacific
UN condemns deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghanistan
The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 persons were killed and…
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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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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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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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