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Story | Oct 18, 2023

Afghanistan earthquakes: "I can still hear the tremors in my head"

Stories from survivors in Herat

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Story | Oct 07, 2023

Afghanistan: MSF is responding to Herat earthquake

Three 6.3-magnitude earthquakes and many aftershocks have struck western Afghanistan since October 7. Here's how MSF teams are responding on the ground.

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Story | May 31, 2023

Reaching Afghan women in remote Bamyan province

After more than 40 years of armed conflict, natural disasters, and epidemics, Afghan people today face a new phase in a grinding humanitarian crisis.

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News | Apr 05, 2023

Afghanistan: MSF condemns ban on women working for the UN

Ban will only worsen the already dire humanitarian crisis in the country

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News | Mar 22, 2023

World TB Day: More people need access to testing and treatment

MSF calls on governments and donors to speed up access to new, improved treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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Story | Feb 28, 2023

Providing psychological support to shipwreck survivors in Italy

The boat reportedly crashed into rocks during bad weather, killing at least 64 people, including 12 children.

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Story | Feb 27, 2023

The River

Four weeks on a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean Sea

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News | Feb 06, 2023

Health of Afghans impacted by poverty, restrictions on women, and a broken health care system

Policymakers must strengthen primary health care, address the economic crisis, and ensure women's access to education and employment.

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Research | Feb 06, 2023

MSF report: Persistent barriers to health care in Afghanistan

Hopes that the end of the war would reduce obstacles to accessing health care have been dashed, and replaced by new barriers and fears.

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Story | Jan 13, 2023

MSF staff in Afghanistan voice fears over ban on women NGO workers

"Please do not forget the women in Afghanistan"

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