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Airbnb Vows Free Housing For 20,000 Afghan Refugees Globally

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:00:41 +0000

Airbnb offered free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally on Tuesday and sought more assistance from hosts who rent property through the home-sharing company. The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up,” said CEO [...]

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Making Afghan Women and Children Healthier

Ade Adewale — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 19:01:56 +0000

Because Afghanistan has been afflicted with war and conflict for decades, many Afghans see a need for improvement in health and the overall quality of life. Two groups that have been most in need of extra help are Afghan women and children, who face special survival challenges due to poverty. Ehsan Bayat, through his foundation, [...]

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Officials say Afghan massive landslide toll unlikely to rise above 500

Ade Adewale — Sat, 03 May 2014 15:32:52 +0000

Afghan officials said Saturday that a maximum of about 500 people died in a landslide that engulfed a village, updating earlier information that 2,500 people were feared dead. "The first figure that we announced was obtained from local people, not from…

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Five US-led NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash

Adewale A. — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 16:34:10 +0000

Five members of the US-led NATO force in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash in the south of the country on Saturday, NATO officials said, adding the cause of the incident was being investigated. The crash was the largest single loss of life for…

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Pakistani capital demolishes illegal slums

Ade Adewale — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:04:11 +0000

Wrapped in a purple shawl, Mirjan wanders downcast among the ruins of the Islamabad slum where she lived, newly demolished. The authorities in Pakistan's leafy, affluent capital have declared war on the slums, largely populated by Christians and Afghan…

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US President Barack Obama hails ‘critical’ Afghan vote

Ade Adewale — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:00:50 +0000

US President Barack Obama welcomed the completion of Afghanistan's presidential vote, set to usher in the country's first democratic transfer of power, saying it was critical to ensure continued international support. "These elections are critical to…

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Afghans defy Taliban threat to vote in landmark election

Adewale A. — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:54:15 +0000

Afghan voters turned out in large numbers Saturday, braving Taliban threats, to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power as US-led forces wind down their 13-year war. Long queues formed outside…

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