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    Afghanistan

    Climate Change Leaves Residents of Pakistan’s Parachinar Valley Thirsty

    Pakistan's scenic Parachinar valley is running out of water because the surrounding hills have not received enough snowfall due to the changing climate. The...
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    Taliban feel a bath in a hammam is not a good idea. Ban women from using public bathhouses

    Afghanistan's Taliban, known for their strict observance of Islamic codes, have banned women and men from using hammams, or public bathhouses, in the Balkh...
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    Tribal People Resist A Remote Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

    People of Angoor Adda are restive because their movements are being regulated this winter. This defies the history of this South-eastern Afghan settlement bordering...
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan receives a consignment of 1800 metric tonnes wheat from Pakistan

    A first consignment of wheat crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border at Torkham today. An initial consignment of 1,800 metric tonnes of wheat crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border-point...
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    Afghanistan

    An infuriating, man-made catastrophe points toward massive suffering for Afghan families

    Children are in need of emergency aid. They are hungry. The anguish on the parents' faces cannot hide their desperation. Such is the situation...
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    Open Letter to the Secretary General, Heads of UN Agencies & International Donor Community

    Former UN Women staff members Rebecca Reichmann Tavares, Roberta Clarke and Meryem Aslan, together with women leaders and advocates from civil society organisations write...
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    Study Says Pandemic Could Leave Its Mark On Society For Decades To Come

    Women, people living in urban settings and refugees and migrants have been worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic says a Red Cross research.   Refugee women...
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    Red Cross, WFP Seek International Funds For Food As Afghanistan Faces A Grim Winter

    Kabul, 4 December Afghans are facing the worst drought and hunger crisis in living memory. Life-saving relief and supplies must reach people ahead of a...
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