Afghan communities across the country continue to live on the brink of disaster. What must donors and aid agencies do?
Fit for Purpose: Getting Humanitarian Aid Right in Afghanistan One Year after the Taliban Takeover
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. For most Afghans, it has been a year of hunger.
Futures In The Balance: Taking Action To Ensure Afghan Women’s and Girls’ Rights Under Taliban Rule
As Afghanistan marks one year since the Taliban took control, the humanitarian and human rights situation in the country is devastatingly grim, particularly for Afghan women and girls.
Advocacy Awards: Afghanistan
Refugees International’s Advocacy Awards celebrated individuals who have shown extraordinary commitment to humanitarian action and the promotion of human rights in Afghanistan.
“Now, There is Nothing Safe”: A Roadmap for Investing in Afghan Women and Girls
The Taliban takeover in the summer of 2021 profoundly altered the trajectory of Afghanistan. While the impact has been felt across the country, no population has been more affected than Afghan women and girls.
Taliban Decision to Delay Girls’ Return to School ‘A Huge Blow’
The announcement by the Taliban to delay reopening girls’ secondary schools, is a huge blow to the rights and well-being of Afghan girls.
Just Security: Aid Agencies Can’t Fix Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
The U.S. withdrawal will likely exacerbate Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, and little has been done to prepare for this eventuality.
Refugees International Statement on the Biden Administration’s Action on Bank Assets and Afghanistan
Refugees International is concerned that the administration’s proposed funding arrangement risks precipitating further suffering of the Afghan people.
The Public Health Crisis in Afghanistan: A First-Hand Account
Dr. Spiegel, director of the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, shares a first-hand account of the public health crisis in Afghanistan.
UN Security Council Resolution 2615 Establishing a Humanitarian Exemption to the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Regime
Refugees International welcomes that passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1615 on the 1988 Afghanistan sanctions regime.