Afghanistan: Measles poses deadly risk for malnourished children

Zainab didn’t sleep well last night. The lights and the incessant beeping of the machines in the intensive care unit would keep anyone awake. But mainly she couldn’t sleep because she was worried about her one-year-old son, Takberullah. He also had a restless, irritable night as he was having trouble breathing until the doctor gave […]

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Overcoming obstacles: Treating trauma in Kunduz

Fighting in the city of Kunduz in north-eastern Afghanistan ended on August 8, 2021. During the clashes, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) transformed its office space into a temporary trauma unit to treat the people wounded. That unit is now closed and on August 16, all patients were transferred to the nearly-finished Kunduz Trauma […]

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Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: Increased intensity in violence and trauma for patients

Fighting in Afghanistan has been intense since May, but in recent weeks the clashes between the Afghan army and the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (also known as the Taliban) have increased in intensity and have moved into more urban areas such as Lashkar Gah city in Helmand Province. […]

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Afghanistan: Persistent insecurity amid ‘peace protest’

The year 2020 has been considered a historic one for Afghanistan. In February, 20 years since the US-led invasion, the US signed a deal with the Islamic Emirate – otherwise known as the Taliban – to pave the way for a conditions-based withdrawal of US troops. In September, intra-Afghan talks between the Taliban and the […]

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Afghanistan: MSF withdraws from Dasht-e-Barchi following attack on patients and staff

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced today its decision to end activities and withdraw from Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul, following the brutal attack of May 12 in which 16 mothers were systematically shot dead. An MSF midwife working for the organization, two children aged 7 and 8 and six other people present at the […]

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Afghanistan: Multiple barriers increase struggle for medical care

Despite decades of international aid and investment, Afghans still struggle to access basic and emergency medical care due to insecurity, distance, cost and the fact that many health facilities lack the staff and equipment they need, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today on the release of its report Reality Check: Afghanistan’s neglected healthcare […]

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