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Afghan IDPs need immediate assistance – Amnesty

UNHCR says there are over 230,000 IDPs across Afghanistan Masoud Popalzai/IRIN
    KABUL

    Tens of thousands of people displaced by armed conflict across Afghanistan require immediate humanitarian assistance and aid agencies must deliver essential food, basic shelter and medical services, London-based NGO Amnesty International said in a statement.



    The rights watchdog also called on all warring parties to facilitate safe passage of impartial humanitarian assistance to civilians lacking supplies and services essential for their survival.



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