Aid and Development :: Issues
Afghanistan Civil War :: Specific Conflicts

Development Services - AHDS provides basic health services with a focus on women and children. Profile of the organisation, reports on activities and funding and detailed information on current and past projects.
Meta Description: [ Since 1990 Afghan Health & Development Services (AHDS) has been working to acheive improved health status of the Afghan communities through provision of basic health services with focus on women and children based on the principle of equitable service and affordability. ]

Afghan Mother and Child Rescue - AMCR is a registered charity based in the UK, which supports clinics and other projects. Principles, projects, patrons and trustees.

Afghan Refugee Relief Partnership - Four relief and development agencies (Food for the Hungry, World Concern, Northwest Medical Teams, Central Asia Development Agency) work together to help Afghan refugees. Links, press releases and fact sheet.

Afghan Women's Educational Center (AWEC) - AWEC runs health and education projects in Kabul and in refugee camps in Pakistan. Presentation of past and present projects and donor information.
Meta Description: [ AWEC (Afghan Women's Educational Center) is a non-government organisation, dedicated to the promotion of rights, self-sufficiency, empowerment and understanding among Afghan women and children through education, health, peace education and socio-economic development projects. ]

Afghan Women's Mission - Humanitarian organization working to establish hospitals and schools for Afghan women and children refugees in Pakistan. Site provides background information on the plight of Afghan refugees.

Afghanistan Health Services Enhancement Program (AHSEP) - Management Science for Health informs on the project and activities in the country, offers press information and links.
Meta Description: [ Rural Expansion of Afghanistan's Community-based Healthcare (REACH) project collaborates with the Afghan Ministry of Public Health to rebuild Afghanistan's health systems. By providing grants to international and Afghan NGOs, training Afghan midwives and health workers and improving health servic... ]

Afghanistan Information Management Service - AIMS is a joint venture between UNOCHA and UNDP, and dedicated to facilitating coordination of the assistance organisations working in Afghanistan by providing tools and services in the field of information management. They offer up-to-date information on all aspects important for humanitarian aid work in the country.
Meta Description: [ Afghanistan Information Management Service is building information management capacity in government and delivers information management services to organisations across Afghanistan. ]

American Support for Afghanistan - Organization dedicated to the restoration and continuing development of the country. Mission statement, donor information and contact address.

An Aid-worker's Diary from Afghanistan - Written by a logistician working for Médecins Sans Frontières in northern Afghanistan shortly after the fall of the Taliban, the diary offers personal impressions and a large collection of photos.
Meta Description: [ First-hand account by a logistician working for Médecins Sans Frontières in northern Afghanistan, shortly after the fall of the Taliban. More than 100 photos. ]

BluePack - The Academy for Educational Development provides information on a project that offers basic school and hygiene supplies to individual children. Includes opportunity for online donations.

British Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) - Umbrella group set up by British NGOs, providing information on the situation in Afghanistan for international aid agencies working in the country. A briefing pack and monthly reviews are offered for download.

CAFOD - Afghanistan - Provides information on the projects of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development.
Meta Description: [ Afghanistan: Afghanistan had some of the world’s worst poverty levels even before the US-led military action of October 2001. Ongoing conflict and deprivation over the past 20 years have made life very hard for Afghan people. ]

CARE: Special Report: Afghanistan - The site offers information on the situation in the country and on Care projects, news and stories.

Chak-e-Wardak Hospital - Detailed information on a hospital project led by the Committee for the Promotion of Medical and Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan (CPHA).

Christian Aid: Crisis in Afghanistan - Information on the organisation and its work in Afghanistan. With news, reports, press releases, video clip and map.
Meta Description: [ Afghanistan has had its first democratic election and adopted a new constitution that guarantees equal rights for all. However, insecurity remains and it is vital that the international community remains committed to the country's future. ]

Development Gateway - Afghanistan Reconstruction - Foundation provides a portal for resources, activity database, project information, business opportunities, recent notices and publications. [English, French, Spanish]
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive coverage of news, events, discussions, articles and links related to post-war reconstruction and development in Afghanistan. ]

DFID: Emergencies - The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty. Their site includes reports on the situation in Afghanistan and the assistance contributed by DFID.

Doctors Without Borders - News from Afghanistan - News, press releases, multimedia and activity report from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.

Help Afghanistan.org - Group supporting the Kabul orphanage, AliAbad Hospital Urology Program and mine clearance. Includes how to donate, NPR radio interview, photo galleries and links.
Meta Description: [ Help Afghanistan is a site to assist the people of Afghanistan. Donations support to help Afghanistan can be done in Urology. Help and assistance in Urology for the Afghan people is important. Medical resources including Urology and general healthcare and funds are limited in the current Afghan e... ]

Help the Afghan Children, Inc. - The organisation works in the areas of primary education, health and emergency relief. Offers annual reports, information on current projects and a newsletter. With country profile, slide show, and online donations.

HRW: No Safe Refuge - The impact of the September 11 attacks on refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the Afghanistan region. Background information and recommendations.

Human Rights Watch - Afghanistan - Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.

Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan - HAWCA is an organisation of Afghan women aiming to enhance the well-being of Afghan women and children.

ICRC in Afghanistan - News, activities, operations maps, photo collection, multimedia and annual country report from the International Committe of the Red Cross.

Internally Displaced People in Afghanistan - Database covering all issues connected with the situation of Afghan refugees.
Meta Description: [ The IDMC website offers comprehensive coverage of conflict-induced displacement worldwide. Reports, news, maps and other resources pertaining to internally displaced persons can be accessed through its IDP database covering more than 50 countries. ]

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Afghanistan - Information on the Afghan Red Crescent Society, report on the country assistance strategy, appeals and reports, news.

International Medical Corps: Afghanistan - The IMC is working in Afghanistan since 1984.

International Rescue Committee: Afghanistan Alert - Information on the Afghanistan programs of the IRC, with news and image gallery.
Meta Description: [ IRC provides assistance in the form of relief shelter and resettlement to refugees and other victims fleeing from or affected by oppression epidemics armed conflict war and other complex humanitarian emergencies worldwide. ]

IRIN News: Afghanistan - News on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Islamic Relief: Afghanistan - Appeals, press releases, videos, and donations.

MEDAIR: Afghanistan - The Swiss-based international humanitarian aid agency offers a brief report on its program. Accepts online donations.
Meta Description: [ International Humanitarian Aid Organisation (NGO) responding to suffering victims in war, crises and disaster situations (especially forgotten) through emergency and rehabilitative projects ]

Oxfam: Afghanistan - Offers information on ongoing projects, background papers and documentation of the crisis in 2001.
Meta Description: [ Oxfam GB's work in Afghanistan ]

Peace Torch Foundation (De Solay Daywa) - Helping Afghans rebuild their lives by supporting a medical clinic and vocational school, by a charity in Mountain View, California.

Physicians for Human Rights - Afghanistan - Presents reports on their research and investigations. Includes photo galleries, bulletins and action alerts. Boston, USA.
Meta Description: [ advocacy and campaigns ]

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Support for Afghanistan - PARSA is a non-government organization working directly with needy people in Kabul. Information on projects and newsletter.

ReliefWeb - Afghanistan - Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies. From the UN OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs).

404 Return to Afghanistan - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees describes the refugee situation in Afghanistan and UNHCR operations in the country.

Shuhada Organization - Non-governmental, non-profit organization committed to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan with special emphasis on the empowerment of women and children. News and annual reports.

Solace International - Afghan Girls' School Project - Project reports and information about building schools for girls in Afghanistan, by a charity in Alaska. Includes photo galleries, press, partnerships and donation details.
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Terre des Hommes Afghanistan - The work of this Swiss children's aid organization within Afghanistan. The humanitarian situation, donations, projects, reports and news.
Meta Description: [ In March 1995, Tdh sent an evaluation team to Kabul in order to start projects which are still running up to now. Over the years Terredes hommes (Tdh) has expanded its assistance programs with project offices in Kabul (Kabul Province), Rustaq (Taqhar Province), Faizabad (Badakhshan Province) Af... ]

The Iranian: Limbs of No Body - Commentary by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, an Iranian film-maker who has produced two feature films on Afghanistan, on the reasons for the high mortality and emigration rates. Photo essay by Ali Khaligh.

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan - A member-based non-governmental organization working with assistance programs within health, education and rural development sectors in rural parts of Afghanistan.

TimeAsia.com: Bracing for Mayhem - Afghanistan is again facing devastation as the United States plans a substantial military action. Includes current and past news articles, photo gallery, interviews, map, timeline from 1919 to 1998, section on bin Laden, and links.
Meta Description: [ Ravaged by war and famine for the past two decades, Afghanistan is again facing devastation as the United States plans a substantial military action against Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden's training camps in the country ]

Trust In Education - TIE develops village to village programs in Afghanistan, which support business and economic development programs and schools for children.
Meta Description: [ Trust In Education (TIE) develops village to village programs in Afghanistan, which supports business and economic development programs and schools for children. ]

UN Volunteers for Afghanistan - News and information about the volunteers, activities, partnerships and publications of the United Nations Volunteers. [English, French, Spanish]

UN Volunteers Program for Afghans Living Abroad - Short information on the program and contact address.

UNDP - Afghanistan - Official United Nations Development Programme site provides news, focus areas, speeches, statements and publications along with information about its activities, progress, partnerships and staff. Focused on poverty, health, governance, environment, natural resources, and information and communications technology.
Meta Description: [ United Nations Development Programme Afghanistan website provides latest development news in the country,it provides project and programme Information ]

UNICEF: Afghanistan - The United Nations Children's Fund reports on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Overview, reports, news, press releases, photo essay, donations.
Meta Description: [ The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. ]

United Nations: Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan - News about the plight of Afghan refugees.

USAID - Afghanistan - Official portal provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development.
Meta Description: [ Years of civil war, compounded by Taliban rule and the worst drought in memory, have devastated Afghanistan. At the time the Taliban was forced out of power, half of AfghanistanÂ’s people lived in absolute poverty and were unemployed. Virtually all the countryÂ’s institutions and much of its infr... ]

World Vision International: Afghanistan - The Christian relief and development organisation presents information on the situation in the country and reports about its work.
Meta Description: [ Get an overview of World Vision's child-focused programmes and the poverty issues World Vision is responding to in the Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia & Middle East. Media resources, major donor opportunities, advocacy updates. ]