Afghanistan

• RETROSPECTIVE: OUR YEAR 2020 IN 7 STRIKING EVENTS

  Published on 27 January 2021  |  News
  COVID-19 prevention, the Beirut blast, Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, vaccinations in the DRC, healthcare in Ukraine and Yemen but also 40 years’ presence in Afghanistan… So many striking events that shaped this peculiar year which, however, did not succeed in weakening the engagement of Première Urgence Internationale’s teams.

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• La Chronique N°135 – September 2020

  Published on 28 October 2020  |  Publications
  

  40 Years of Help in Afghanistan: discover in La Chronique of September 2020, our report retracing 40 years of humanitarian intervention by Première Urgence Internationale teams in Afghanistan, through health, nutrition and psychological support programmes, to help Afghan civilians in the face of this complex humanitarian crisis. "The commitment...

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• COVID-19 : In Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale is working hard for public health

  Published on 24 June 2020  |  News
  In the East of Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale has been taking action for four decades to respond the emergency health needs and contribute to the improvement of public services. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NGO is implementing several activities and adapting its usual programs. Dedicated resources and special extra supply have been delivered, through a humanitarian air bridge connecting Europe and Afghanistan.

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• Afghanistan: 40 years of our intervention exhibited in Kabul

  Published on 14 February 2020  |  News
  In 2020, Première Urgence Internationale marks 40 years of its humanitarian intervention in Afghanistan. A sad anniversary that makes necessary to highlight this humanitarian crisis and the current context in which Afghan civilians live today. From archived pictures, between 1980 and 2020, Première Urgence Internationale made up an exhibition showing four decades of its mission, mainly focused on health and access to basic services.

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• Roya Heydari : “I want to show life in Afghanistan as it happens”

  Published on 15 January 2020  |  Photoreports
  
  Roya Heydari is a 27-year-old Afghan photographer. Late December, she worked in the field with Première Urgence Internationale and spent two weeks in the Eastern regions, from Nangarhar to Nuristan. She documented the NGO’s activities through a selection of powerful pictures.

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• Working in Afghanistan: between insecurity and team spirit

  Published on 2 January 2020  |  News
  With Première Urgence Internationale, Marko spent one year in Afghanistan, working as Field Coordinator in the Eastern region of the country. Recently returned from Jalalabad, he shares his impressions about the NGO’s oldest mission, full of challenges and unexpected discovery.

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• In Afghanistan, one of our teams victim of an explosive attack

  Published on 9 May 2019  |  News
  On Sunday, 5th May, a vehicle carrying five staff members from one of our mobile health teams was attacked with explosives. The driver sadly succombed to his injuries. All of our five colleagues were injured in the attack. Première Urgence Internationale, which is intervening in Afghanistan since 1979, strongly condemns this serious attack.

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• “Dr. Shah Mahmood, your work will not be forgotten”

  Published on 30 April 2019  |  News
  In Afghanistan, our teams are grieving the loss of Doctor Shah Mahmood, a well-known and well-respected doctor who worked for almost 25 years with us, to support vulnerable populations in one of the most complex humanitarian crisis. As a tribute for his work and commitment, we honour his memory.

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• Finding ways to help women to get access to healthcare in Afghanistan

  Published on 19 June 2018  |  News
  Afghanistan is one of the countries where mortality rates among mothers and children are among the highest in the world. Première Urgence Internationale has been working in the country since 1979 to improve the population’s health care, and in particular women’s health in Afghanistan. To achieve this, projects must take local culture into account.

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• “We stay, the population needs our help”

  Published on 13 February 2018  |  News
  On January 20, armed terrorists invaded a luxury hotel in Kabul. On January 24, NGOs’ offices in Jalalabad were violently stormed. Three days later, an ambulance bomb exploded in the center of Kabul. On January 29, Kabul Military Academy is also attacked. Four coordinated attacks in 10 days in Afghanistan, killing more than 200 people that show an insecurity and a general tension in the country.

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