Kabul, March 17 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday called for de-escalation and an immediate ceasefire following Pakistan’s bombardment of a rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, which killed more than 400 people, seeking medical care and recovery. Raising concern, the UNAMA stated that an airstrike carried out by Pakistan military forces on Monday night impacted the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a healthcare facility for the treatment of drug-addicte…
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Kabul, March 10 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned that the restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan are harming country’s progress and deteriorating humanitarian challenges, local media reported on Tuesday. UNAMA Acting Head Georgette Gagnon said the Taliban was giving priority to ideological policies over the welfare of people in Afghanistan. In her remarks at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Gagnon said the Taliban’s ban …
United Nations, March 7 (IANS) Ongoing military confrontations along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have triggered significant internal displacement, with an estimated 118,000 people forced from their homes amid the recent escalation in hostilities, according to recent reports from a UN refugee agency. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that around 115,000 individuals have been displaced on the Afghan side of the border, while about 3,000 have fled their re…
Kabul, Feb 26 (IANS) The Taliban has slammed Pakistan for its airstrikes on Afghanistan, terming it a “shameful act” and warned of a military response to it, adding that Islamabad targeted civilians instead of militants. In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said, “Naturally, it would be a military response, but its details are confidential, and I cannot explain further. Pakistan must receive a response for its shameful act.”On February 22, Afghanistan’…
Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) Called for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation, a leading human rights organisation on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of civilian casualties in Pakistan’s recent airstrikes in Nangarhar and Paktita provinces of Afghanistan. In a statement, Amnesty International urged all parties involved in hostilities to take necessary steps to prevent harm to civilians in line with their obligations under international law.”Amnesty International is deeply concerned…