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UN Says Some Aid Programmes Stopped In Afghanistan After Ban On Women
The United Nations said that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.
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A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans
Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.
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UN Chiefs Demand Safe Passage For Aid Workers In Afghanistan
UN agency chiefs appealed Thursday for the Taliban to facilitate swift and safe access for aid workers to Afghan civilians, and called for more funds to provide life-saving assistance to millions.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
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Militants Kill 9 Afghan Aid Workers in Night Time Attack
Unidentified militants shot and killed nine Afghan employees of a Czech-backed aid group, People in Need, in an attack early on Tuesday in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, government officials said.
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Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire
Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.
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Attacks on Aid Workers Worldwide Hit Worst Levels on Record
The number of attacks on aid workers soared last year to the highest level on record, with Afghanistan the most dangerous country to be a humanitarian, a report on Tuesday said.
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Police Search For Five Aid Workers Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Afghan police on Sunday sought to free five local Red Cross employees kidnapped by gunmen in the western province of Herat, in the latest case of aid workers being targeted.
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Afghan Government Has "Concrete Leads" on Kidnap of Alexis Prem Kumar
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the Afghan government has got some "concrete leads" in connection with the abduction of Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar in Herat five days ago. Investigations have been on in the case in which three Taliban militants have been arrested.
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UN Says Some Aid Programmes Stopped In Afghanistan After Ban On Women
The United Nations said that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.
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A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans
Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.
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UN Chiefs Demand Safe Passage For Aid Workers In Afghanistan
UN agency chiefs appealed Thursday for the Taliban to facilitate swift and safe access for aid workers to Afghan civilians, and called for more funds to provide life-saving assistance to millions.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
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Militants Kill 9 Afghan Aid Workers in Night Time Attack
Unidentified militants shot and killed nine Afghan employees of a Czech-backed aid group, People in Need, in an attack early on Tuesday in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, government officials said.
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Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire
Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.
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Attacks on Aid Workers Worldwide Hit Worst Levels on Record
The number of attacks on aid workers soared last year to the highest level on record, with Afghanistan the most dangerous country to be a humanitarian, a report on Tuesday said.
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Police Search For Five Aid Workers Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Afghan police on Sunday sought to free five local Red Cross employees kidnapped by gunmen in the western province of Herat, in the latest case of aid workers being targeted.
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Afghan Government Has "Concrete Leads" on Kidnap of Alexis Prem Kumar
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the Afghan government has got some "concrete leads" in connection with the abduction of Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar in Herat five days ago. Investigations have been on in the case in which three Taliban militants have been arrested.
