Children
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Top US Senators Condemn Minab Girls’ School Attack as Unacceptable
DID Press: A group of senior US senators has strongly condemned the Trump administration airstrike that targeted a girls’ school in Minab, calling the attack “horrific and under no circumstances acceptable. The joint statement, released Monday, March 9, included Democratic…
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UNSC Debate on Children Draws Criticism Amid Civilian Deaths in Iran
DID Press: A recent session of the United Nations Security Council on children, technology, and education in conflict zones has drawn criticism from commentators who say global human rights rhetoric often clashes with events on the ground. The meeting in…
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Iranian Sports Official Criticizes FIFA Over ‘Peace Award’ to Trump
DID Press: An Iranian sports journalist has criticized FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino over what he described as the awarding of a “FIFA Peace Cup” to former U.S. President Donald Trump during the draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA…
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WHO Warning About Intensification of Polio Virus in Southern Afghanistan
DID Press: World Health Organization announced that the transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) continues in Afghanistan, and the southern areas of the country have reported the highest number of cases. According to this organization, in the latest report…
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25000 Children Still in Tents after Kunar Quake
DID Press: Afghanistan office of Save the Children said that six months after the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, around 25,000 children in Kunar Province are still living in tents and continuing their education in temporary spaces, as homes and…
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UNICEF Warns: Over 500M Children Out of School in Conflict Zones
DID Press: UNICEF warned that more than 500 million children living in conflict-affected areas worldwide are being denied access to education, as schools are increasingly damaged, destroyed, or turned into military targets. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council, UNICEF…
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Pakistani Airstrike Kills 8 Schoolchildren in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education under the Taliban administration says eight schoolchildren—five boys and three girls—were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on Behsud district in Nangarhar. The ministry added that a separate strike in Barmal district of Paktika left…
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Modi Praises Netanyahu Amid Gaza Child Killings
DID Press: While India presents itself internationally as a major Asian power and a defender of human rights, the public praise expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing killing of civilians in…
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Bombing of Civilian Areas in Nangarhar and Paktika; Kabul Vows Calculated Response
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, announced that Pakistani military forces carried out fresh airstrikes last night on parts of Afghan territory in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. According to him, civilian areas were targeted in the attacks,…
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WFP Warns 75% of Malnourished Afghan Children Cut Off From Aid
DID Press: Head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has warned of a severe nutrition crisis, saying the agency can no longer support the majority of children suffering from acute malnutrition due to an unprecedented decline in international…
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