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Attack on the ICRC 2: Taleban denial

Kate Clark •

The Taleban have issued a rare public denial, saying they were not behind the suicide attack on the compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad on 30 May, which left one Afghan, Abdul Bashir, the father of eight children, dead and the ICRC’s humanitarian work in Jalalabad suspended. The Taleban […]

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Attack on the ICRC: Crossing a Red Line

Kate Clark •

Today (29 May 2013), suicide bombers attacked the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad, killing an unarmed guard and wounding a delegate before the attack was suppressed by Afghan security forces. No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Nevertheless, the insurgency has crossed a red line. It is […]

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Civilian Casualties 1: Progress in the war or a ‘perpetually escalating stalemate’?

Kate Clark •

General Petraeus has handed over command of ISAF and US forces in Afghanistan, with talk of progress – albeit fragile and with ‘tough times’ ahead. His confidence was belied by reports or statements on the human cost of the war from three respected international institutions working in Afghanistan over the past week: ICRC said, ‘insecurity […]

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For Red Cross, Aid Conditions Hit New Low in Afghanistan

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New York Times, 15 December 2010 In a rare press conference, the ICRC raised its ‘extreme’ concerned that yet another year of fighting with dramatic consequences for an ever growing number of people in by now almost the entire country will follow in 2011. Kabul ICRC head Reto Stocker said that the situation has worsened […]

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