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Afghanistan
Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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UN Official: Political and Environmental Factors Are Driving Child Deaths in Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from acute malnutrition, including nearly 1 million facing severe and life-threatening malnutrition, according to Melissa Fleming, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications. Fleming said cuts to humanitarian funding have forced…
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UNICEF: Nearly 1 Million Afghan Children at Risk of Death From Malnutrition
DID Press: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that nearly 1 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from severe, life-threatening acute malnutrition and could die without urgent treatment. UNICEF said a total of 3.7 million children across Afghanistan are…
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International Calls Grow for Probe Into Kabul School Blast
DID Press: Countries and international organizations have condemned the explosion at the private Sham-e Hedayat School in western Kabul and called for a comprehensive investigation to identify those responsible. The explosion occurred in Dasht-e Barchi, a predominantly Hazara area of…
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UNICEF: Kabul School Blast Violates Educational Safety and Threatens Children
DID Press: UNICEF has expressed concern over the wounding of 42 children in an explosion outside a school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi district, stressing that educational facilities are protected under international law and that the safety, dignity and rights of children…
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UNICEF: Hundreds of Thousands of Malnourished Children Treated in Afghanistan
DID Press: UNICEF says it has provided essential health and support services to millions of people across Afghanistan, with more than 18.9 million people in all 34 provinces benefiting from health services. UNICEF said that with financial support from donors,…
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UNICEF, India Launch Emergency Aid for Flood Victims in Afghanistan’s Nuristan
DID Press: UNICEF and India have launched emergency relief efforts for communities affected by devastating floods in Afghanistan’s northeastern Nuristan province, where dozens of people have been killed and more than 100 remain missing. UNICEF said it has deployed a…
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UNICEF Delivers AFN 37M in Medical Supplies to Farah Clinics
DID Press: UNICEF has delivered AFN 37 million worth of medical and non-medical equipment to 65 healthcare facilities in Afghanistan’s western Farah Province, as health authorities say the assistance will help ease critical shortages of medical supplies. According to UNICEF,…
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Karzai Calls Universal Education Key to Tackling Child Malnutrition
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has called for greater efforts to address Afghanistan’s worsening child malnutrition crisis, saying universal access to education is essential for building long-term resilience and reducing dependence on foreign aid. Citing reports from international…
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UNICEF Warns 3.7M Afghan Children Face Malnutrition Risk
DID Press: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 3.7 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan face an increased risk of malnutrition as the country approaches its annual peak malnutrition season. In a new report titled “Too…
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