Afghanistan

Afghanistan ( (listen), also pronounced /ævˈɡænᵻstæn, ævˈɡɑːnᵻstɑːn/; Pashto/Dari: افغانستان, Pashto: Afġānistān [avɣɒnisˈtɒn, ab-], Dari: Afġānestān [avɣɒnesˈtɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south; Iran to the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north; and China to the northeast. Occupying 652,000 square kilometers (252,000 sq mi), it is a mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest. Kabul is the capital and largest city. The population is around 32 million, composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and …

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UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 French

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collaboration avec le bureau de pays de l’UNICEF en Afghanistan a été renforcée afin de soutenir ses capacités interinstitutions lorsqu’ils existent (par exemple en Afghanistan et en Somalie). La coopération interinstitutions


UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English

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travelled to some high-risk locations, such as Afghanistan and South Sudan, to support risk management management. A broader engagement with the UNICEF Afghanistan Country Office is under way to support its risk management coordination committees where they exist (e.g. Afghanistan and Somalia). Inter- agency cooperation will


Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 June 2024 English

Summary of the activities carried out by the EFA Group during the 2019-2024 mandate.

the fight against the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan to the right of autochthone populations to protect


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 9 May 2024 English

This study explains why Nepal needs to strengthen its National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) to better shield households from the financial impact of health care costs and achieve its ambitious …

Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births, 2017) Afghanistan 62 62.6 4.2 55.7 638 Bangladesh 59 72.0 2.0 27 of 36.5%. Nepal’s OOPS is lower than that of Afghanistan (77.2%), Bangladesh (73%), and Pakistan (57.5%) OOPS as % of CHE GDP per Capita (Current) Afghanistan 81 3.3 77.2 373 Bangladesh 58 16.9 73.0 2,450


World Bank Group · 8 May 2024 English

Financial Intermediation (P171886) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) 08-May-2024 | ISR00437 Implementing Agencies: Da Afghanistan Bank, Ministry of Finance 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) in the project was under the current extraordinary situation in Afghanistan. Undisbursed IDA grants under this project will


World Bank Group · 8 May 2024 English

Payments Automation and Integration of Salaries in Afghanistan (PAISA) (P168266) May 08, 2024 Page 1 of 10 Integration of Salaries in Afghanistan (PAISA) (P168266) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment 08-May-2024 | ISR00434 Implementing Agencies: Da Afghanistan Bank, Ministry of Finance 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development of digital government-to-person payments in Afghanistan. Has the Development Objective been changed since of digital government-to-person payments in Afghanistan. 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1: Biometric identification


World Bank Group · 7 May 2024 English

This assessment overcomes these limitations to develop a holistic analysis of poverty in Yemen. It is possible to use data on key areas, such as food security and other forms …

Phase (IPC) data places Yemen in the company of Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and the Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Haiti and Afghanistan (Figure E.3). Figure E.3: Prevalence of underweight (2018) Haiti (2017) Iran, Islamic Rep. (2017) Afghanistan (2018) Central African Republic (2019) Egypt 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Afghanistan Libya Syrian Arab Republic Yemen Source: World Syrian Arab Republic Central African Republic Afghanistan Source: World Development Indicators database


Amnesty International · 7 May 2024 English

This report examines the human rights issues associated with the right to seek international protection in the United States, particularly the use of the CBP One mobile application. On 11 …

were women), from the following nationalities: Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador


IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 7 May 2024 English

This paper examines the trajectory of India-Russia relations post-February 2022. The war in Ukraine emerged as a significant challenge for bilateral ties, presenting new obstacles to political and diplomatic relations …

Russia and India are still in close touch is Afghanistan. After the Kabul takeover by the Taliban in August closer partnership between Moscow and Islamabad. Afghanistan remains high on the Russia-India agenda, specifically two countries’ bilateral diplomatic practice – Afghanistan was presumably a subject of conversation. Russia See the interview of the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov (in Russian), available at: https://iz Taneja, “India Still Needs to Work with Russia on Afghanistan”, The Interpreter, available at: www.lowyinstitute


World Bank Group · 7 May 2024 English

The brief presents key issues and highlighted approaches at a glance for women's empowerment in Somalia.

social norms constraints for women such as The Afghanistan National Solidarity Program (NSP) • Consider


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