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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

Midwifery students learn critical life-saving skills. © UNFPA Afghanistan

12 August 2021

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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) - AFGHANISTAN

18 August 2021

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The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan

16 August 2021

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As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

Mastura Zia provides maternal health services to Afghan returnees, many of them deported from neighbouring Iran. © Zaeem Abdul Rahman/UNFPA Afghanistan

23 June 2021

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Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

16 Jun 2021

Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran

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After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR

07 June 2016

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Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

Many young people in Afghanistan have no say over whether or whom to marry. Pictured: a ring belonging to one Afghan child bride. © UNFPA Afghanistan

13 April 2021

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From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

Amina Mansoory is the only midwife serving in a remote district (population:1500) of Herat province in western Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan

10 March 2021

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Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate

21 October 2020

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A former child bride in Afghanistan finds hope and new life during COVID-19

Protection and social services remain available even during the pandemic, with precautionary measures in place. © UNFPA Afghanistan

05 October 2020

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