Afghan Aid Workers
- All
- News
-
UN Says Some Aid Programmes Stopped In Afghanistan After Ban On Women
The United Nations said that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.
-
A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans
Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.
-
UN Chiefs Demand Safe Passage For Aid Workers In Afghanistan
UN agency chiefs appealed Thursday for the Taliban to facilitate swift and safe access for aid workers to Afghan civilians, and called for more funds to provide life-saving assistance to millions.
-
German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
-
6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
-
Militants Kill 9 Afghan Aid Workers in Night Time Attack
Unidentified militants shot and killed nine Afghan employees of a Czech-backed aid group, People in Need, in an attack early on Tuesday in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, government officials said.
-
Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire
Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.
-
Attacks on Aid Workers Worldwide Hit Worst Levels on Record
The number of attacks on aid workers soared last year to the highest level on record, with Afghanistan the most dangerous country to be a humanitarian, a report on Tuesday said.
-
Police Search For Five Aid Workers Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Afghan police on Sunday sought to free five local Red Cross employees kidnapped by gunmen in the western province of Herat, in the latest case of aid workers being targeted.
-
Afghan Government Has "Concrete Leads" on Kidnap of Alexis Prem Kumar
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the Afghan government has got some "concrete leads" in connection with the abduction of Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar in Herat five days ago. Investigations have been on in the case in which three Taliban militants have been arrested.
-
US in Touch with India and Afghanistan on the Abduction of Aid Worker
The United States is in touch with both Indian and Afghan authorities on the abduction of an Indian aid worker from Herat in Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen, US officials has said.
-
Aid Rushed to Survivors After Afghan Landslide Kills Hundreds
Aid groups on Sunday rushed to reach survivors of a landslide in northern Afghanistan that entombed a village, killing hundreds of people and leaving 700 families homeless in the mountains.
-
Taliban executes five aid workers among 12 Afghans
Taliban insurgents executed 12 Afghan civilians in two separate incidents, including five aid workers whose bodies were dumped at a hospital by the gang that had kidnapped them, officials said on Tuesday.
-
Kabul attack survivor tells of hiding from gunmen
Ten terrified foreign aid workers hid in a reinforced strong-room for two hours as insurgents tried to kill them, a survivor of the Taliban attack on an international compound in Kabul recalled Sunday.
-
Angelina Jolie, beautiful stranger behind Afghan school
At a school in a bombed-out Afghan village near Kabul, Angelina Jolie is known as an aid worker or engineer - never as one of the world's most famous film stars.
-
UN Says Some Aid Programmes Stopped In Afghanistan After Ban On Women
The United Nations said that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.
-
A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans
Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.
-
UN Chiefs Demand Safe Passage For Aid Workers In Afghanistan
UN agency chiefs appealed Thursday for the Taliban to facilitate swift and safe access for aid workers to Afghan civilians, and called for more funds to provide life-saving assistance to millions.
-
German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
-
6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
-
Militants Kill 9 Afghan Aid Workers in Night Time Attack
Unidentified militants shot and killed nine Afghan employees of a Czech-backed aid group, People in Need, in an attack early on Tuesday in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, government officials said.
-
Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire
Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.
-
Attacks on Aid Workers Worldwide Hit Worst Levels on Record
The number of attacks on aid workers soared last year to the highest level on record, with Afghanistan the most dangerous country to be a humanitarian, a report on Tuesday said.
-
Police Search For Five Aid Workers Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Afghan police on Sunday sought to free five local Red Cross employees kidnapped by gunmen in the western province of Herat, in the latest case of aid workers being targeted.
-
Afghan Government Has "Concrete Leads" on Kidnap of Alexis Prem Kumar
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the Afghan government has got some "concrete leads" in connection with the abduction of Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar in Herat five days ago. Investigations have been on in the case in which three Taliban militants have been arrested.
-
US in Touch with India and Afghanistan on the Abduction of Aid Worker
The United States is in touch with both Indian and Afghan authorities on the abduction of an Indian aid worker from Herat in Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen, US officials has said.
-
Aid Rushed to Survivors After Afghan Landslide Kills Hundreds
Aid groups on Sunday rushed to reach survivors of a landslide in northern Afghanistan that entombed a village, killing hundreds of people and leaving 700 families homeless in the mountains.
-
Taliban executes five aid workers among 12 Afghans
Taliban insurgents executed 12 Afghan civilians in two separate incidents, including five aid workers whose bodies were dumped at a hospital by the gang that had kidnapped them, officials said on Tuesday.
-
Kabul attack survivor tells of hiding from gunmen
Ten terrified foreign aid workers hid in a reinforced strong-room for two hours as insurgents tried to kill them, a survivor of the Taliban attack on an international compound in Kabul recalled Sunday.
-
Angelina Jolie, beautiful stranger behind Afghan school
At a school in a bombed-out Afghan village near Kabul, Angelina Jolie is known as an aid worker or engineer - never as one of the world's most famous film stars.
