Another strong earthquake has hit part of Afghanistan days after a quake killed more than 2,400 people and flattened whole villages. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Wednesday was about 17 miles outside Herat, the …
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Insufficient Funding Forces ICRC to Transfer Control of Numerous Clinics to the Taliban
by HamidThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced that it is handing over the financial responsibility of dozens of hospitals and the payroll of thousands of medical workers …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is anticipated to halt financial support for 25 hospitals in Afghanistan by the end of August, reported Reuters. This decision is driven by …
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors to ramp up funding to provide healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, particularly in underserved areas where infrastructure …
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640 Children Killed or Wounded By Explosive Remnants of War in Afghanistan: ICRC
by HamidThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that at least 640 children were killed or injured in 541 incidents involving explosive remnants of war and landmine explosions …
A new polio case has been reported in Nangarhar province, bringing the total number of positive cases to five in Afghanistan this year, all of them from Nangarhar. An official …