Tag: Afghanistan
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3 out of 10 children to experience hunger by 2024 in Afghanistan – NGO
Approximately 6.5 million kids in Afghanistan are expected to be very hungry in 2024, according to nongovernmental organization.Almost 3 out of 10 kids in...
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Over 300 people killed and thousands more displaced by floods in northern Afghanistan
The UN food agency said that really strong rain in Afghanistan has caused more than 300 people to die and thousands of houses have...
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Afghanistan flash floods claim hundreds of lives
Flash flooding in northern Afghanistan has claimed hundreds of lives, with concerns that the death toll may escalate due to further storms in the...
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Novice boxer to become champion for refugees in two years
A young refugee has been boxing since coming to the UK two years ago, and now he is a national champion and hopes to...
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Taliban puts battered Afghan women in jail – UN
The Taliban government in Afghanistan is putting women who have survived abuse in prison, saying it is for their safety, a UN report says....
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Afghanistan surpassed by Myanmar as world’s largest producer of opium
Myanmar now makes more opium than any other country in the world, surpassing Afghanistan, according to a report from the United Nations. This year,...
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Chief of UN Human Rights ‘alarmed’ by allegations of torture against Afghan refugees in Pakistan
The United Nations' human rights leader, Volker Türk, expressed great concern about the mistreatment of Afghan refugees in Pakistan as the country forces them...
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Eight dwellings purchased for conflict refugees
A council has bought eight houses for people escaping Ukraine and Afghanistan. East Hampshire District Council said that the government and developers provided money...
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Afghanistan records 3rd earthquake
A potent 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, occurring just over a week after a series of strong earthquakes and aftershocks caused significant casualties...
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Second earthquake strikes Afghanistan in few days
A new strong quake with a magnitude of 6. 3 hit around 05:10 in the morning, local time (00:40 GMT), on Wednesday. It happened...