Afghanistan: Taliban commander Sher Lala killed in an airstrike
Sep 07, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS): A Taliban commander and his comrades have been killed during an airstrike in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN Mission probing air strikes that allegedly killed 32 civilians in Kunduz
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has said that it is currently investigating allegations that at least 32 civilians were killed and a further 19 injured in airstrikes in Kunduz city, which is in the north of the country, last Thursday.
Afghanistan: International support to Kunduz remains essential, says UN Mission
Nov 03, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Nov 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations will do everything in its power to support the people of Kunduz in, the political chief of UN mission in Afghanistan told Government officials, civil society and media professionals in the restive northern province, where the security situation has remained tense since the provincial capital was briefly overtaken by the Taliban in late 2015 and was attacked again in October this year.
Afghanistan: UN helps humanitarian aid reach war-affected families in Kunduz
Dec 29, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Dec 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations and its partners have helped deliver humanitarian aid packages to over 100 families affected by the recent fighting in the Kunduz area of northern Afghanistan, according to the UN mission in the country.
Afghanistan: UN agency begins humanitarian assistance to families fleeing Kunduz
Oct 10, 2015, at 01:44 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Afghans who fled fighting in Kunduz have received bread baked from wheat flour fortified with vitamins and minerals along with other food supplies, but the World Food Programme (WFP) is "seriously concerned" about the safety and food security of people remaining in the north-eastern province.
No humanitarian agencies left in Afghan city of Kunduz after bombing: UN
Oct 07, 2015, at 02:01 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): There are currently no humanitarian agencies left in Kunduz, the north-eastern Afghan city where an air strike hit the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital, causing the deaths and injuries of medical personnel, patients and other civilians, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: UN envoy urges unbiased inquiry into fatal Kunduz hospital air strike
Oct 06, 2015, at 02:13 pm
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): Nicholas Haysom, the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, reiterated on Monday the need for an impartial investigation into the deadly air strike on the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of medical personnel, patients and other civilians this past Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN stresses need to protect civilians amid reported abuses in Kunduz
Oct 01, 2015, at 02:53 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): Amid reports of extrajudicial executions, abductions and other abuses in Kunduz following this week's attack by the Taliban, the United Nations on Wednesday reminded all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan of their obligations to protect civilians and to respect human rights at all times.