Posted on May 19, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Erica
Since the end of April, hundreds of Afghan families have fled the Garmsir region of Helmand province due to fighting between insurgents and US-led forces. High estimates by the Afghan Red Crescent Society and by the UN agency for refugees in Afghanistan have suggested that as many as 1000 families have fled. Other [...]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Erica | Tagged: War, human rights, Afghanistan, military, US, humanitarian aid, conflict, peace, Helmand, Red Cross, Red Crescent, Garmsir, insurgents, displacement, IDPs | No Comments »
Posted on May 19, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Erica
When I met Nazir and Amin they were doing much better – they had received assistance from ACAP (the US funded program that supports war victims) that allowed them to run their own family grocery businesses. Although they were satisfied with the assistance and their current situation, I could not help worrying about [...]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Erica, Uncategorized | Tagged: Afghanistan, aid, civilian casualties, conflict, human rights, peace, War, war victims | No Comments »
