Shelter for Displaced Populations in Afghanistan With more than 2.7 million Afghan refugees in the region, and an estimated 3 million globally, Afghanistan has the largest refugee population in the...
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Afghan violence falls, but insider attacks up in 2012
Insider killings by uniformed Afghans against their foreign allies rose dramatically in 2012, eroding confidence between the two sides at a crucial turning point in the war. Read the full report on...
Afghanistan announces fourth phase of transition will start within two months
31 December 2012 - The head of Afghanistan’s Transition Coordination Commission today announced that the fourth tranche of transition would commence within the next two months, adding that once this...
Afghan Camps Receive Winter Aid, but Officials Say It Isn’t Enough
By ROD NORDLAND KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Sunday distributed emergency cold-weather supplies to families in a refugee camp where two days earlier a...
Reopening of two schools in Kandahar province
(10 Jaddi 1391) With the Almighty Allah’s blessing and the support of the Religious Scholars and the tribal influential, the Ministry of Education succeeded to reopen the primary schools of Chehel...
Thousands of Families Provided with Facilities in Nuristan Province
Approximately 15000 thousand rural families have been provided with the facilities of developmental projects of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, during last nine months of current...
Afghanistan: Sustaining the Working Poor in Kabul Informal Settlements: An Evaluation of Solidarités International’s Vocational Training Programme
Executive Summary Internal displacement and the development of informal settlements in Afghanistan are key humanitarian and development challenges for policy makers to address, and growing concerns...
Community-Based Approaches for Improving MRE and Perceptions of Deminers
The Mine Action Co-ordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) has commissioned Samuel Hall to assess the current approach to Mine Risk Education, and community perceptions of deminers. The findings are...
Disease Early Warning System Annual Report 2012
1. Introduction Afghanistan National Public Health Institute (ANPHI) is a key General Directorate of Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) consisting of five departments; Surveillance, Health Promotion,...
Operational guideline for Cholera epidemic response in Afghanistan, 2012 [EN/Dari/PS]
1. Introduction 1.1.Worldwide case load and burden due to Cholera Every year, there are an estimated 3–5 million cholera cases and 100 000–120 000 deaths due to cholera. The epidemic trend of cholera...
Operational guidelines for prevention and control of ARI in Afghanistan, 2012 [EN/Dari/PS]
1. Introduction 1.1 Classification, Worldwide case load and challenges due to Acute Respiratory infections Acute Respiratory infections (ARIs) may be classified into Acute Upper Respiratory...
The Challenge of Becoming Invisible: Understanding Women’s Security in Kabul
INTRODUCTION Afghan society clearly delineates the public sphere as a male-dominated space. As a result, many threats to women’s safety and security, notably verbal and physical harassment, are...
Food For Training Programme: Implementation Study
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 2013 will be a pivotal year for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan. The organisation will have to adapt to both internal and external...
A Study of the Kuchi Population in the Kabul New City Area
The area of Deh Sabz and Barik Ab has been selected as the intended site for the New Kabul City – a development that when completed will occupy a space 1.5 times the size of the current capital. The...
DEWS Weekly Epidemiological Report WER-52 (6th Yr) December 31, 2012
SUMMARY: This report includes surveillance data from 22nd to 28th December 2012. Out of 330 functional Sentinel sites(SS), all 330 (100%) have sent their reports in Week-52 of 2012; Out of total...
Afghanistan: Floods - Emergency appeal n° MDRAF001 Operation update n°3
Period covered by this Ops Update: 1 September to 5 December 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 1,017,115 Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 87 per cent covered in cash and kind. Funds are needed...
Competitive tests for appointing members of electronic identity cards registration teams
26 December 2012 – As part of the Afghan Government's plan to distribute electronic identity cards to the Afghan citizens, the Ministry of Interior is currently recruiting personnel to be deployed in...
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Climate Prediction Center’s Central Asia Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET December 26, 2012 – January 1, 2013
Temperatures: During the middle period of December, much below normal temperatures spread across Central Asia, with significant (< -8 degrees Celsius) negative anomalies over portions of...
New Road Leads to Better Life
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A recently built road in the Sumara valley in central Afghanistan has transformed the lives of residents, bringing them better access to markets, healthcare, and schools. Many roads...
Podcast #69: In Afghanistan, a popular project combines skateboarding with education - with great success
By Rudina Vojvoda NEW YORK, United States of America, 26 December 2012 – In 2007, Oliver Percovich landed in Kabul with nothing more than a couple of skateboards. Having learned to skate when he was...