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Armed Gunmen stormed into Indian Consulate in Balkh
A number of armed gunmen have stormed into Indian consulate in Mazar city Balkh Province late Sunday evening security officials confirmed.
Balkh security chief Abdul Razaq Qaderi has confirmed the attack saying there were four attackers armed with RPG have attacked the Indian consulate late Sunday evening.
Meanwhile one of the spokespersons in Ministry of foreign affairs of India has confirmed the attack ,saying the casualties is feared.
Balkh Police officials have stated that one of the main reasons that we couldn’t launch operation to remove the attackers hidden in one of the empty houses was the darkness of the night,we will launch our operation as soon it gets lighter.
They have also claimed that two of the attackers are still alive and hidden in the house.
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Japanese ambassador meets deputy agriculture minister
The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromiya, met Saturday with Sader Azam Osmani, the Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, the meeting discussed Japan’s cooperation in these areas.
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Emergency meeting held in Kabul to address flood victims in Baghlan
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) held Saturday an emergency meeting in Kabul attended by the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration to instantly address the needs of recent flood victims in Baghlan province.
The ministry quoted Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the assistance coordination of the ministry, as saying that the goal of the meeting was to provide emergency assistance to flood victims and how to consider first aid.
According to reports, intense floods in Baghlan’s many districts have left hundreds of dead and injured.
The ministry stated that hundreds of houses have been destroyed and people are living in open space in the mountains.
Meanwhile, the ministry added that the figures are not yet final and the process of rescue operations is still ongoing with the cooperation of health teams.
At the meeting, Mohammad Omar Hashemi, the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, also assured that the organization is ready to provide urgent aid to the victims.
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WFP says it can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.
WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.
“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”
The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.
More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.
In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.
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