The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 could overwhelm local capacity to handle dead bodies properly, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Thursday. Officials can overcome this risk through proper preparation and planning so that…
KABUL. A few months back, the insurgents banned activities of the humanitarian organisation because of certain reservations. In a statement published on its website, the rebel outfit said the restriction had been slapped on the ICRS due to some issues.…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is disheartened to see that the ongoing peace talks have not diminished the intensity of violence and its impact on civilians, according to a statement on Tuesday. Civilian casualties remained…
KABUL’s warning. The Taliban in a statement on Thursday stopped the ICRC from operation in areas under the group’s control. The Taliban raised question over the activities of ICRC and said the vaccination department of the World Organization (WHO) carried…
KABUL. In a statement, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said they allowed all welfare organizations specially those offering humanitarian assistance to the war-affected people of Afghanistan without any discrimination. The Taliban cut off cooperation with the ICRC two months ago, accusing…
KABUL on Wednesday announced cancelling their security cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for what they said the organization’s noncooperation with Taliban’s inmates. The Taliban’s move comes amid an ongoing hunger strike by a number of…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has helped over 6,600 Afghan families maintain contact with their relatives in prison this year. Representatives of the humanitarian organisation also visited more than 27,000 detainees to ensure…
KABUL body said on Thursday. “In Afghanistan, for example, attacks against health workers and the use or destruction of healthcare facilities by arms carriers has cut off thousands if not millions of people from medical care. The attacks health personnel…
KABUL in future despite going through a traumatic 2017. Monica Zanarelli, head of ICRC delegation in Afghanistan, told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that the committee would deal with situation in 2018 differently because last year had been…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has closed its office in Mazar-I-Sharif, the capital of northern Baklh provincem following the murder of a staff member. A day earlier, a man with disability shot dead a female…
Two abducted staff-member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been released, a statement from the ICRC said on Tuesday. The two staff members were abducted by an armed group on 8 February 2017 while…
KABUL (Pajhwok) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for the safe and unconditional release of two staff members abducted when their convoy was ambushed on 8 February in northern Jawzjan province, the organisation said in a…
Kabul / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for the safe and unconditional release of two staff members abducted when their convoy was ambushed on 8 February in Jawzjan province, an attack that…
KABUL until the motive of a dead attack on its workers in northern Jawzjan province was established. Six ICRC aid workers were killed in a suspected Islamic State attack and another two workers went missing in Jawzjan on Wednesday. Soon…
KABUL facilities and workers made 2016 a difficult year for Afghans and the humanitarian community, ICRC said on Monday. The organisation said its work in Afghanistan focused on visiting detainees to monitor their living conditions and treatment, as well as…
KABUL remained precarious during the third quarter of 2016, and deteriorated in many areas, displacing thousands of families. Recent violent clashes between government forces and the armed opposition forced thousands of families to flee their homes, with medical facilities struggling…
After the release of its workers, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday resumed its operation in the capital of southern Ghazni province. The five ICRC staffers, who had been abducted by unidentified gunmen on…
The ICRC's work in Afghanistan focuses on visiting detainees to monitor their lives conditions and treatment, providing basic aid and medical care, improving access to water and sanitation, reconnecting families separated by ongoing conflict, and working in collaboration with the…
Geneva/Kabul. He said this was especially troubling at a time when funding commitments to support humanitarian work in the country were decreasing. For reading the full story, please click here
