Emergency response

Afghanistan: Lending Assistance to Afghanistan June 20, 2002

Afghanistan: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst May 28, 2002

CHAMAN, Pakistan - Not a tree, bush or green living thing can be seen for miles. Dust-devils spot the arid landscape near the Pakistani town of Chaman, on the Afghan border. It is this hot, inhospitable place that over 33,000 Afghan refugees call home, for now.

Afghanistan: Overcoming Ethnic Divisions to Deliver Aid May 22, 2002

Afghanistan: Three strikes, but not out May 13, 2002

When Taj Mohammad graduated from Kabul University Law School 12 years ago he had a different idea of how his life would be today. A barrister by training, Mr. Mohammad lives with his wife, Nasreen, and six children in a tent provided by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

Voices of Courage May 10, 2002

Before May 1992, Zejneba Sarajlic and Stana Avramovic were mere acquaintances who occasionally greeted each other while shopping or passing on the street but whose age and ethnicity kept them apart.

Afghanistan: Returning to the ruins of Dehwarian May 8, 2002

As I approached Dehwairan there was a crowd of men gathered on a hillside. They were exhuming mass graves left behind from the Taliban, hoping to find family members that were missing after the war. Ghosts passed by riding on donkeys.

Afghanistan: A powerful partnership in northern Afghanistan April 30, 2002

After six months of extreme challenges and rapidly changing circumstances, Mercy Corps, The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and World Vision International (WVI) are finishing a highly successful project in Northern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Dozens killed, 100 injured in new Afghan quake April 12, 2002

A third powerful earthquake to hit northern Afghanistan in less then two months has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds. The magnitude 5.8 quake struck early Friday morning and was centered near the village of Doabi in the Nahrin district about 100 miles north of Kabul.