Afghanistan: armed conflict continues to exact a heavy toll

7-04-2008 Photo Collection

After more than twenty years of being in the country, the ICRC is still providing a range of services to those affected by armed conflict in Afghanistan. These include supporting medical facilities, providing emergency assistance materials, visiting detainees, putting families back in touch and educating children about the dangers of unexploded munitions.

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Dako, some 35 km from Kabul. Afghanistan Red Crescent Society carries out mine risk education to the village primary school.

The ICRC gives the Afghan Red Crescent Society technical and financial support to boost its capacity to deliver programmes and services. The ICRC supports the Afghan Red Crescent’s mine-risk education programme, which aims to prevent injuries and deaths from mines and explosive remnants of war. Children are taught to recognize weapons, not to touch them and to report what they have discovered to local authorities. In 2007, ICRC and Afghan Red Crescent staff held sessions for 140,000 adults and more than 328,000 children.

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