Afghanistan: Electoral Violence in Afghanistan
Source: Armed Conflict Location and Events DatasetCountry: AfghanistanParliamentary elections in Afghanistan have been delayed for nearly three years due to security concerns and debates over election...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan Factsheet, June 2018
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanMain ActivitiesRepatriationUNHCR Facilitated Voluntary Repatriation (VolRep) Programme UNHCR continues...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on...
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting and worship, I wish all Afghans Eid Mubarak on behalf of the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Polio this week as of 12 June 2018
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Polio this week as...
View ArticleAfghanistan: SRSG Yamamoto op-ed: A window for peace may be opening in...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanThe Afghan government and the forces of the Taliban have announced that they will each observe a cease-fire over the Muslim Eid holiday...
View ArticleAfghanistan: United Nations welcomes Afghan Government's ceasefire extension
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) commends the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban for honoring...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Suicide Blast Kills 19 in Afghanistan, Taliban Ends Cease-Fire
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanAyaz Gul ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 50 others in eastern Afghanistan, a day after a deadly attack...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Security Council Press Statement on Temporary Ceasefire with...
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: AfghanistanSC/13385 18 JUNE 2018 Security Council Press Statement on Temporary Ceasefire with Taliban in Afghanistan The following Security Council press statement...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in...
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: AfghanistanSC/13386The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation):The members of the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Violence returns to Afghanistan after brief cease-fire
Source: Frontier PostCountry: AfghanistanMonitoring DeskKABUL: Violence returned to Afghanistan on Monday after a three-day Eid truce killing at least seven security personnel in various Taliban...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan medics treat peace convoy activists in Kabul
Source: Frontier PostCountry: AfghanistanMonitoring DeskKABUL: After spending 38 days on the road, a number of Helmand Peace Convoy activists, who walked over 630kms to Kabul city, were on Monday...
View ArticleAfghanistan: The Eid Ceasefire: Allowing Afghans to imagine their country at...
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: AfghanistanAuthor: Kate Clark Ceasefires by the government, the Taleban and the United States over the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Fitr has partially ended...
View ArticleAfghanistan: WHO Afghanistan and health cluster partners scale up activities...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: AfghanistanKabul, 15 June 2018 – The lives of a million people are critically affected by drought in Afghanistan. Another 2 million people could be affected in...
View ArticleWorld: Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti,...
View ArticleWorld: Speakers Call for Early Coordinated Action, Financing to Shore Up...
Source: UN Economic and Social CouncilCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, WorldECOSOC/6930 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL 2018 SESSION, 36TH MEETING (PM) At a time when the global...
View ArticleMalaysia: Malaysian Youth Help Refugee Families Rebuild Lives with Homecooked...
Source: World BankCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Malaysia, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab RepublicSTORY HIGHLIGHTSThe Picha Project is a social enterprise that provides refugees...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: New Farming Methods Increase Prosperity and Hope in...
Source: World BankCountry: AfghanistanSTORY HIGHLIGHTSFarmers in Khost Province are improving their lives and livelihoods after adopting modern farming techniques and planting a broader variety of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Increased numbers of returnees and refugees stretch health...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanThe recent wave of returnees and the large number of internally displaced people (IDPs) is posing a further...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Suicide attacks in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province leave many...
Source: Action on Armed ViolenceCountry: AfghanistanBy Jennifer Dathan on 19 Jun 2018On Sunday, June 17th 2018, a suicide attack left 18 killed and 49 wounded when a bomb detonated near the regional...
View ArticlePakistan: Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) in Asia and the Pacific June 2018
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri LankaWhat is...
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