Afghan family landed in Canada after facing threats from the Taliban
Canada has accepted 40,000 Afghan refugees into Canada since the fall of Kabul. This family is one of them.
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Piktochart: Food insecurity in Afghanistan creates malnutrition for millions
The United Nations said 95 per cent of the people in Afghanistan face food insecurity that could soon lead to famine.
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Piktochart: Food insecurity in Afghanistan creates malnutrition for millions
The United Nations said 95 per cent of the people in Afghanistan face food insecurity that could soon lead to famine.
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United Nations funnels Afghan aid money around Taliban to humanitarian groups
The UN says it will get billions in aid money to local aid groups in Afghanistan, and not to fund the Taliban government.
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Women’s rights in Afghanistan under threat once again
With the Taliban back in control, the prospects for Afghan girls and women darken.
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Afghans who worked for U.S., Canadian forces live in fear
Dozens of Afghans who helped U.S. and Canadian forces fear for their lives at the hands of the Taliban as U.S. troops pull out of Afghanistan.
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Rising fear as Afghan women journalists targeted by Taliban
Taliban forces are deliberately targeting, intimidating and killing women journalists and other media workers, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
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Kabul bombing kills at least 80
At least 80 people were killed and more than 400 were wounded in Kabul after a suicide truck bomb exploded on Wednesday morning, a public health official said.
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Calais “Jungle” camp only a symptom of larger refugee crisis
By: Ken Kellar The demolition of the refugee camp known as “the Jungle” began in the...
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Ahmad Khan Rahami, charged with NYC Bombing
By:Chris Besik Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old Afghan born US citizen behind Saturday’s NYC...
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Earthquake rocks South Asia, at least 270 dead in Pakistan and Afghanistan
U.S. Geological Survey records quake of magnitude 7.5 with epicentre about 160km northeast of Kabul; tremors felt in parts of India, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates
Read MoreMellissa Fung discusses Afghanistan with Humber students
Freelance journalist Mellissa Fung is tired of talking about her kidnapping in Afghanistan, she wants to turn the attention back onto the Afghan people. She traveled across Canada discussing her experiences with journalism students. Wednesday she made her last stop in Toronto at Humber College.
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