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Surprise downpour causes flash floods in Kabul
Red Crescent responds to devastating floods in northern Afghanistan
Putting women at the centre of community health programmes
Keeping 2,000 families warm through the coldest winter for 15 years
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Afghanistan
13 July 2012
Surprise downpour causes flash floods in Kabul
A surprise downpour in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Sunday, 8 July led to severe flash flooding that devastated a densely populated area of the city’s west.
8 June 2012
Red Crescent responds to devastating floods in northern Afghanistan
By Ali Hakimi Almost two weeks after flash floods swept through villages in the Sar-e-Pul province, signs of the devastation are still evident. Narrow village roads ar...
15 March 2012
Putting women at the centre of community health programmes
Afghanistan is one of the world’s least developed countries. According to the World Health Organization, 70 per cent of the population ‘lives in extreme poverty and ...
25 February 2012
Keeping 2,000 families warm through the coldest winter for 15 years
Over the last couple of weeks, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has helped ...
6 July 2011
Communities prepare to halt future outbreaks on Cholera
Afghanistan has experienced almost three decades of war and internal conflict, which has seriously affected the country’s infrastructure and health system.
9 December 2010
Afghan health programme under threat
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's face was wreathed with smiles today as he accepted a garland of flowers from the secretary general of the Indian Red Cross, Dr.
26 April 2010
Afghanistan: Earthquake survivors endure hardship in the mountains
An eight-hour drive south from Mazar-e-Sharif, the road winds through steep narrow valleys to the mountain-top villages of Shabashak Bala and Shabashak Paen in ...
23 April 2009
Afghanistan: Flash floods cause chaos in Herat
Flash floods from heavy rains between late March and early April resulted in far-reaching devastation in the western province of Herat, which is usually weighed down ...
16 December 2008
Afghanistan: Youth peer education brings success
The Afghan Red Crescent Society has reached nearly 80,000 young people with awareness-raising programmes in high schools in Kabul, Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif.
29 July 2008
Drought wreaks havoc in northern Afghanistan
A harsh winter followed by a hot and dry spring season has multiplied the challenges and hardships of villagers in north Afghanistan.
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6 June 2012
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