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MIGRATION: Afghan asylum-seekers hit by tighter immigration rules
31 March 2011
(IRIN
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There were fewer Afghan asylum-seekers in 2010 and this could, in part, be due to tighter immigration controls in destination countries, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Returnees.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92329/MIGRATION-Afghan-asylum-seekers-hit-by-tighter-immigration-rules
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AFGHANISTAN: Military drawdown could hit aid flows
29 March 2011
(IRIN
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The planned drawdown of US-NATO troops in Afghanistan later this year could adversely affect the flow of foreign aid to a country where the achievements since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 are still fragile, aid workers warn.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92305/AFGHANISTAN-Military-drawdown-could-hit-aid-flows
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AFGHANISTAN: Government hails Taliban decree on schools
29 March 2011
(IRIN
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Taliban “supreme leader” Mullah Mohammad Omar has issued a decree instructing insurgents not to attack schools and intimidate schoolchildren, according to the Afghan Ministry of Education (MoE).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92312/AFGHANISTAN-Government-hails-Taliban-decree-on-schools
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AFGHANISTAN: “Pay your taxes”, government tells NGOs
25 February 2011
(IRIN
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The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has called on all local and international NGOs to pay their taxes promptly or face legal consequences, including fines and a revocation of their operating licenses.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92045/AFGHANISTAN-Pay-your-taxes-government-tells-NGOs
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Analysis: Girls’ education in Afghanistan - a new beginning?
17 February 2011
(IRIN
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Girls can attend separate schools provided students and teachers wear the hijab, and the curriculum and education environment are in keeping with religious and cultural values, Taliban commanders have told elders in southern Afghanistan.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91953/Analysis-Girls-education-in-Afghanistan-a-new-beginning
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AFGHANISTAN: Floods, heavy snow kill 25 in two weeks
14 February 2011
(IRIN
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Flash floods and heavy snowfall killed 25 people and damaged up to 3,000 houses in different parts of Afghanistan over the past two weeks, according to government officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91914/AFGHANISTAN-Floods-heavy-snow-kill-25-in-two-weeks
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AFGHANISTAN: UN urges more action on child rights
9 February 2011
(IRIN
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All parties in Afghanistan should do more to protect children in armed conflict: Taliban insurgents must stop recruiting child soldiers or using them as suicide bombers, while the government must clamp down on the recruitment and/or sexual exploitation of boys by pro-government militias, the UN and human rights organizations say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91869/AFGHANISTAN-UN-urges-more-action-on-child-rights
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AFGHANISTAN: US military denies keeping, using cluster munitions
2 February 2011
(IRIN
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US-led international forces say they do not have stockpiles of cluster munitions in Afghanistan and have not used them in the war against Taliban insurgents since March 2002.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91806/AFGHANISTAN-US-military-denies-keeping-using-cluster-munitions
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AFGHANISTAN: Few health services for IDPs as winter bites
1 February 2011
(IRIN
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Tens of thousands of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan are vulnerable to cold-related diseases but have little or no access to health services, according to aid agencies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91794/AFGHANISTAN-Few-health-services-for-IDPs-as-winter-bites
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AFGHANISTAN: Government stockpiling wheat ahead of expected drought
26 January 2011
(IRIN
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Up to 500,000 tons of wheat will be stockpiled in different parts of Afghanistan in anticipation of a mid-level drought later this year, with the aim of assisting vulnerable communities, stabilizing food prices and preventing shortages, officials told IRIN.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91736/AFGHANISTAN-Government-stockpiling-wheat-ahead-of-expected-drought
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