| AFGHANISTAN: New report highlights people’s thirst for peace |
 KABUL, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - Over two million Afghans have been killed or wounded in armed conflicts and violence over the past three decades but the desire for peace and stability has always been strong, nine NGOs say in a report published today.
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| MIDDLE EAST/ASIA: Crunching the swine flu numbers |
 DUBAI, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - More people have died from H1N1 influenza in Iran than in any of the 22 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, according to WHO’s 14 November update.
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| AFGHANISTAN: Schools to reopen for exams after H1N1 shutdown |
 KABUL, 17 November 2009 (IRIN) - The government has decided to reopen all schools from 23 November to 12 December to allow 7.5 million schoolchildren across Afghanistan to take exams.
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| AFGHANISTAN: Toilet tribulations |
 KABUL, 16 November 2009 (IRIN) - For Kabul’s estimated population of 4-5 million there are only 35 public toilets, according to the municipal authorities.
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| In Brief: World hunger increases despite growth in food production |
 DUSHANBE, 12 November 2009 (IRIN) - Even as world food production grows, hunger is on the rise in many poor countries, according to the Global Crop Prospects and Food Situation report for November, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 12 November.
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| AFGHANISTAN: Over 2,000 civilians killed in first 10 months of 2009 |
 KABUL, 12 November 2009 (IRIN) - Armed conflict in Afghanistan claimed the lives of over 2,000 civilians from January to October 2009, and the numbers are rising, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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| AFGHANISTAN: Polio drive targets up to eight million |
 KABUL, 12 November 2009 (IRIN) - The sixth and last polio immunization campaign in 2009 begins on 15 November across Afghanistan: Up to eight million under-five children are expected to receive the oral vaccine, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
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| In Brief: Cash does not always mean quality food aid |
 JOHANNESBURG, 11 November 2009 (IRIN) - A move by donor countries to provide aid agencies with cash, allowing them the flexibility to source cheaper or more appropriate food in the region or beneficiary country and save on transport and warehousing costs, is not addressing nutritional needs, according to a new report.
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| AFGHANISTAN: Top five humanitarian needs |
 KABUL, 10 November 2009 (IRIN) - Eight years after the overthrow of the Taliban and billions of dollars spent on aid, Afghanistan remains mired in poverty and deeply insecure. IRIN asked three experts what they considered were the country's top five humanitarian needs.
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| In Brief: Afghan Red Crescent condemns NATO operation at its office |
 KABUL, 10 November 2009 (IRIN) - The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has denounced a NATO-led military operation at its office in Qalat, capital of the southern province of Zabul, on 7 November.
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