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    Afghanistan: A health system is on the brink of collapse

    Over two decades, Afghanistan witnessed an increase in life expectancy. Maternal, new-born and child deaths, too, reduced dramatically. All that seems to have been...
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    Sharp rise in measles cases in Afghanistan, says WHO

    The number of cases of measles and deaths caused by measles among increased by 18 per cent in the week of January 24, and...
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    Taliban hold confidential talks for humanitarian aid in Geneva

    The Swiss foundation, Geneva Call, is hosting a restricted-access conference to find out how unimpeded humanitarian assistance can be delivered to the people of...
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    Duty calls to alleviate suffering in Afghanistan

    Imagine for a minute that you are in those conditions; you need to put food on the table for your starving children, it is...
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    Tribesmen returning from Afghanistan find life tough in camps for internally displaced

    North Waziristan tribesmen who had migrated to Afghanistan during Operation Zarb-e-Azb have fallen on hard times in camp for internally displaced people in the...
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    Pneumonia killing Afghan children: Save the Children

    The UK-based charity, Save the Children says that countless families across Afghanistan are battling the bitter winter in freezing and damaged homes, unable to...
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    Afghanistan universities to reopen Wednesday

    The Taliban has argued that the co-educational system is against Islamic and national values. From now on, universities will have separate arrangements for female...
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    India, Central Asia to form working group on Afghanistan

    The first India-Central Asia Summit coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries. A virtual summit organised...
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