- Press Releases
Press releases
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23 Nov
The silent illness stalking Afghanistan | Health
Tearfund: No one knows the true impact that years of war and instability have had on the mental health of people in Afghanistan.
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18 Nov
Afghan drought hit families could be cut off by extreme winter weather within weeks | Aid effectiveness
Oxfam: More than 2 million Afghans are at risk of hunger and many are bracing to be stranded for months without help as the country prepares for a harsh winter, Save the Children and Oxfam warned...
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10 Nov
Training in Helmand | Education
Mercy Corps: Here in Helmand, we train over 2,000 students per day who sign up for three-to-six month courses in a wide range of skills. We teach tailoring, sign-writing, metalwork, IT, English,...
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07 Oct
Fighting Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan | Health
World Vision: A British GP training midwives in Afghanistan has spoken of the daily challenges facing her team as they work to save the lives of mothers and their children in a remote part of the...
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07 Oct
Afghanistan Ten Years On - Health & Education | Health
Christian Aid: Fear and frustration over health and education in Afghanistan as NGOs warn time is short to correct course.
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07 Oct
Afghan women: towards Bonn and beyond | Women
Womankind: Today marks the 10th anniversary since the invasion of Afghanistan by US-led forces and the fall of the Taliban from power, which is why No Women, No peace, Channel 16 and others have...
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07 Oct
Green Scarves for Solidarity Campaign | Women
Oxfam: Actress Dame Helen Mirren, singer and TV presenter Alesha Dixon, comedian Shazia Mirza, and a host of other celebrities, are backing the new Green Scarves for Solidarity campaign, which...
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03 Oct
Ten years of gains for Afghan women under threat, warns Oxfam | Women
Oxfam: The improvements for Afghan women’s rights gained over the last decade are at risk of slipping away and could be lost in a quick fix bargain for peace, the international aid agency Oxfam...
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23 Sep
Actionaid's poll of Afghan women | Women
Actionaid polled 1000 women in Afghanistan and found that many feared that negotiating with the Taliban may threaten the gains made for women since 2001.
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22 Sep
Heatwave brings drought to Afghanistan | Environment
Tearfund is responding to a worsening drought affecting people in northern Afghanistan. Some 1.7 million people are considered vulnerable due to the heatwave conditions, which have seen...
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20 Sep
The death of Prof Buhanuddin Rabbani
Christian Aid today said the killing of Prof Burhanuddin Rabbani raised grave doubts about the prospects for peace in Afghanistan.
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19 Sep
RI's Afghanistan and Pakistan Libraries Program | Education
Relief International: Libraries, as an educational tool for individual intellectual development and social progress, offer one of the most efficient, impactful and culturally acceptable and...
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21 Jun
Health Education helps Afghans beat illness | Health
Tearfund: Deprived Afghan villages susceptible to illness because of poor hygiene practices are enjoying better health after receiving Tearfund training.
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21 Jun
Health education helps Afghans beat illness | Health
Tearfund: Deprived Afghan villages susceptible to illness because of poor hygiene practices are enjoying better health after receiving Tearfund training.
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09 Jun
A cheesy story | Development
Tearfund: If you were asked to name some countries that produce cheese, Britain and France might readily spring to mind. The chances are that Afghanistan wouldn’t; but it does on a small-scale and...
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12 May
Afghanistan Civilians Under Threat | Civilian casualties
Minority Rights Group International: Afghanistan is the most significant riser in this year’s release of the internationally acclaimed global ranking Peoples Under Threat, which lists...
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10 May
Violations by Afghan forces could escalate as they take on frontline role | Governance
Oxfam: Coalition forces are not doing enough to prevent abuses by Afghan forces and have been too slow to address the issue as they prepare to hand over responsibility for security, Oxfam and...
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20 Apr
Afghans get health boost from water work | Health
Tearfund: Drinking water containing e-coli bacteria is a recipe for bad health, but it’s one that many people in poor communities worldwide have no choice but to accept.
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05 Apr
Goat giveaway tackles Afghan poverty | Development
Tearfund: A pioneering animal husbandry scheme run by Tearfund is transforming lives among poor communities in Afghanistan.
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23 Mar
Joint campaign launches to call for 'new approach' to Afghanistan | Aid effectiveness
Christian Aid: A majority of people in Britain (58%) say they are not clear what Britain is trying to achieve in Afghanistan and only one in four (26%) think the...
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24 Feb
Afghanistan: Gains in girls’ education are at risk unless urgent action is taken, aid groups warn | Education
Oxfam: Progress in girls’ education, one of the rare Afghan success stories of the last nine years and vital to the long-term development and stability of the country, is under threat, 16 aid...
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23 Feb
Mental Health Programme | Health
International Medical Corps: With alarming numbers of conflict-affected Afghans suffering from mental illness and substance abuse, International Medical Corps has launched an 18-month mental...
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15 Feb
Afghans receive help after flash floods | Aid effectiveness
Villagers living at high altitude in Afghanistan have received Tearfund help after flash flooding destroyed their crops and left them facing hunger.
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11 Feb
From Trainee to Trainer: Dr. Mohsena Sediqi | Health
International Medical Corps: At the Rabia Balkhi Hospital (RBH) for Women in the capital city of Kabul, International Medical Corps since 2004 has been addressing the shortage of adequately...
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02 Dec
Women & Microfinance | Development
Mercy Corps: Roshan, a 43-year-old mother of eight children, is in charge. She runs this Kabul tailoring shop and apprentice-style training programme for young women who want to be seamstresses or...