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How the IRC helps in Afghanistan
Our work in Afghanistan, which has from the start spanned “the arc of crisis” from conflict to resettlement, has never been more urgent and crucial.
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- June 22, 2022
David Miliband: An urgent call to action for Afghanistan
The International Rescue Committee has been working in Afghanistan for more than 30 years and we remain dedicated to supporting people caught in this dire crisis.
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- June 27, 2022
Meet the team that travels 3 hours to deliver medical care in Afghanistan
With over three million children under the age of five experiencing acute malnutrition annually, Afghanistan has faced a persistent hunger crisis that has remained at catastrophic levels for the last three years.
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- November 6, 2024
What is happening to women and girls in Afghanistan?
After the recent transfer of power in Afghanistan, here’s a look at what Afghan women and girls need right now and what can be done to help.
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- December 21, 2022
How to help after the earthquake in Afghanistan
Get the latest on the impacts of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Herat province on October 7.
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- October 27, 2023
Afghanistan: An entire population pushed into poverty
Five reasons why Afghanistan remains within the top 3 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist.
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- October 20, 2023
One year on: How the IRC expanded our impact in Afghanistan
Our 6,000 person staff—99 percent of them Afghans themselves—are working across 12 provinces to deliver programs in education, health and nutrition, women’s protection and empowerment, and more.
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- October 3, 2022
Two years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, how is the IRC helping people?
Our team’s ability to operate in communities across the country is rooted in their expertise and decades-long presence.
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- August 16, 2023
In Afghanistan, an IRC volunteer goes door to door to prevent child malnutrition
From the IRC's 2022 Global Virtual Event, a story about Nazo, an IRC community health worker from Afghanistan, a country that was recently hit with a devastating earthquake. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
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- July 27, 2022
Crisis in Afghanistan: What you need to know and how to help
The IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist ranks Afghanistan as one of the countries most likely to experience a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.
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- May 17, 2024