Tag: Humanitarian Aid
In Afghan Quake: ‘I Did Not Expect to Survive’
SHARANA, Afghanistan — As the earth shook, she said, speaking through her tears, she felt the walls of…
‘We Have Not Forgotten Syria’: U.S. Envoy Vows to Protect Refugees
HATAY, Turkey — The Alaa Aldin family bakery could have been a casualty of Syria’s civil war. Instead,…
Even as Russia Bears Down in the East, Some Ukrainians Stay Behind
BAKHMUT, Ukraine — The volunteers listened patiently to the pensioner and stuffed a frozen chicken into her shopping…
Diplomats Fear Russia May Use Syrian Aid as Bargaining Chip in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Only one route remains open for international convoys bringing food, water and other aid to over…
Sisters Recount Escape From Mariupol as Russians Closed In
Vera and Nicole thought they had endured the worst of the war as Russia besieged their city, Mariupol,…
Afghan Restaurateurs Provide Hope to Refugees Fleeing the Taliban
Hamasa Ebadi, 27, and her parents, Hamida, 58, and Atiq, 60, opened the tiny restaurant in the fall…
‘This Is True Barbarity’: Life and Death Under Russian Occupation
TROSTYANETS, Ukraine — The last three Russian soldiers in this Ukrainian town are in the morgue, their uniforms…
Who Killed Three Aid Workers for Doctors Without Borders in Ethiopia?
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.As the fight intensified in northern Ethiopia in…
House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill as Democrats Drop Covid Aid
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a sprawling $1.5 trillion federal spending bill that includes a huge…
For Ukraine’s Refugees, Europe Opens Doors That Were Shut to Others
WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed tens of thousands of people out of their homes and…
Afghanistan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing Under Stress
KABUL, Afghanistan — Amena, 7 months old, lay silently in her hospital crib amid the mewling of desperately…
More Than a Million Afghans Flee as Economy Collapses
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — From their hide-out in the desert ravine, the migrants could just make out the white…